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      EDWARD ADOLPHUS SEYMOUR, 12TH DUKE OF SOMERSET (1804-85)

      Letter from the Duke of Somerset to the Prince Consort

      15 Nov 1860

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/54/165

      Letter from the Duke of Somerset to the Prince Consort suggesting that Queen Victoria and the Prince lend the royal yacht to Empress Elizabeth of Austria, for a voyage to Madeira.

      • Creator(s)

        Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset (1804-85) (writer)

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

      • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

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