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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

      HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, 3RD VISCOUNT PALMERSTON (1784-1865)

      3 Jul 1863. Lord Palmerston to Queen Victoria

      3 Jul 1863

      Loose typescript paper | 1 document (6 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/19/113

      Copy of a letter in reply to Queen Victoria's enquiry and further explaining the defeat of the vote for the purchase of the Exhibition of 1862 building.

      Originals: For original see VIC/MAIN/F/28/48 (Royal Archives).

      • Creator(s)

        Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865) (writer)

        Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) (addressee)

      • 1 document (6 pages) (whole object)

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