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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/35/1
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Derby to Queen Victoria
Date	7 July 1866
Writer	Derby, Edward, 14th Earl of
Addressee	Victoria, Queen
Description	Letter from the Duke of Beaufort (Henry Charles Fitzroy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort), declining the office of Master of the Horse, submitted by Lord Derby (not included). His acceptance previously given in ignorance of the new regulations for the Department (see VIC/MAIN/C/32/90). Lord Derby's suggestion for reconsideration of the regulations, in view of the Duke of Beaufort's preeminent fitness for the post and the difficulty of finding anyone else to undertake it under the proposed conditions.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
Level	Item

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