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Queen Victoria interest. Letters patent appointing Viscount Richard Cross to the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1895. The document includes two seals: Queen Victoria’s personal seal in her role as the Duke of Lancaster as well as the seal of the Duchy of Lancaster. Contained in original red Morocco case of issue. Provenance:
Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, 1823-1914, was a Conservative politician and Home secretary in the governments of Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Salisbury. He was latterly appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by Queen Victoria

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Good original untouched condition, outer case a little scuffed around the edges.

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Auction Date:
28th Jun 22 at 9:30am BST

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