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Prince Albert's Official Papers

Papers relating to Prince Albert’s contribution to matters of state

      DR BENJAMIN PARSONS SYMONS

      Letter from Dr Symons to Colonel Phipps

      7 Jun 1848

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/F/32/66

      Dr Symons (Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford) writes that he will forward a paper, as requested by Mr Liddell, regarding a plan to improve public examinations at the university.

      • Creator(s)

        Dr Benjamin Parsons Symons (writer)

        Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66) (addressee)

      • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        Wadham College, Oxford
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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