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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/35/59
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Derby to General Grey
Date	25 April 1867
Writer	Derby, Edward, 14th Earl of
Addressee	Grey, Charles, General; Keeper of the Privy Purse
Description	Lord Derby (Edward Geoffrey, 14th Earl) to General Grey on the state of his health. Lord Derby on Queen Victoria's letter to the King of Prussia on the question of Luxembourg. His fear of Queen Victoria's intervention being unsuccessful. Significance of Bismarck's absence from his post. Lord Derby on General Charles Grey's desire to be recognised as Her Majesty's Private Secretary, waiving the question of salary. The objection to the appointment 'the merest pedantry'. His readiness to insert a notification of it in "The Gazette", subject to the understanding mentioned. Successor proposed to the Honourable Rear Admiral James Robert Drummond R.N. at the Admiralty.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
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