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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/F/10/52
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Copy letter from J. Bright to Lord John Russell
Date	28 November 1853
Writer	Bright, [John]
Addressee	Russell, John, Lord
Description	Copy letter from J. Bright to Lord John Russell reporting that 'The Times' contends for the retention of the £10 franchise in the boroughs, arguing that the working classes are all below the £10 franchise. He writes that in the ''upper' classes the good and bad are admitted while the all in the 'humble' classes are excluded. He also addressed Russell's previous attempt to bring the franchise down to £5 but states that he believes that a 'simple rating suffrage' is the only constitutional option.
Place Of Writing	Rochdale
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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Digitisation Notes	These papers are also available online within "Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy"
URL	https://albert.rct.uk
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