Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1819-1901 to Ronald
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.096 Author/Creator: Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1819-1901 Place Written: Windsor, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 10, 1884 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 18 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy
Reply to letter of condolence for Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Expresses self-pity and adds an inspirational poem page 2. Sees this as a pilgrimage to inner strength. Written on Windsor Castle black-bordered stationery. Leopold, Queen Victoria's youngest son, died of hemophilia at the age of 30.
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