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Prince Albert's Official Papers

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    QUEEN VICTORIA, QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (1819-1901)

    Draft letter from Queen Victoria to Lord Derby

    2 Dec 1852

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/C/61/118

    Draft letter from Queen Victoria to Lord Derby on the death of Lieutenant- General William Wemyss and the question of his successor as Equerry. The Queen expresses her wish to appoint Prince Albert's Equerry Colonel Bouverie to the position and as a result the Prince wishes to appoint Captain Dudley Charles De Ros to the position as his Equerry.

    • Creator(s)

      Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (writer)

      Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869) (addressee)

    • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Osborne House
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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