| Content Description | Letters received by Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia, and from 16 Oct 1871, in Vienna, Austria; the letters relate to the Franco-Prussian War and the siege of Paris; other issues covered are the Central Asian question and the rebellion of Y kub Khan against his father, the Ameer of Afghanistan; other letters of interest relate to the Russian repudiation of the Treaty of 1856 which forbade Russia from having a naval presence in the Black Sea following her defeat in the Crimean War; other letters are routine and contain information of personal and family interest. |