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Prince Albert's Personal Papers

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      SIDNEY HERBERT (1810-61)

      Letter from Sidney Herbert to the Prince Consort

      15 Nov 1860

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/54/173

      Letter from Sidney Herbert to the Prince Consort reporting that Joseph Whitworth is testing guns for the War Office and mentions that Anderson was treated cruelly during the [Second Opium War] of 1860.

      • Creator(s)

        Sidney Herbert (1810-61) (writer)

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

      • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        War Office [Whitehall]
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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