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Prince Albert's Official Papers

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

    Extract from a French letter

    31 Dec 1860

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 2 documents (5 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/C/19/82

    Extract from a French letter, of an unknown writer, describing a quarrel between an Englishman and Frenchman at the Cirque Olympique in Paris. The writer states that there was applause from the royal box against the Englishman. (With modern translation)

    • 2 documents (5 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Paris [Île-de-France]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      French, English
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