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Prince Albert's Official Papers

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      JOHN RUSSELL, 1ST EARL RUSSELL (1792-1878)

      Letter from Lord John Russell to Prince Albert

      28 Oct 1847

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (9 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/C/55/49

      Lord John Russell writes that he has received the first memorial of the Dean of Hereford. He states that he would have sent it to the newspapers but did not want to publish Lord Melbourne's letter without his consent. Lord John Russell explains his intention of writing a letter to the Dean of Hereford explaining why he chose Dr Hampden over the Dean. He encloses a letter from Sir George Grey and also discusses other government matters.


      Related Material: For Sir George Grey's letter, see VIC/MAIN/C/55/50

      • Creator(s)

        John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878) (writer)

        Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (addressee)

      • 1 document (9 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        Woburn Abbey [Bedfordshire]
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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