| Title | Copy letters from Sir A. Buchanan, Copenhagen, Denmark then Madrid, Spain, then The Hague, Netherlands, then Berlin, Prussia, and then St Petersburg, Russia, to the Foreign Office and others; 1857-68. |
| Content Description | Copies of letters sent by Sir A. Buchanan from his various postings between 1857-68 to the Foreign Office and other colleagues; subjects covered are diverse; Buchanan received his KCB when he moved from Madrid to the Hague but was unhappy with that particular posting; there are references to events in European history such as the Moroccan Question, the Eastern Question, the Roman Question, the Cretan Revolt and the Central Asian Question; there are also personal references to Bismarck and other European leaders as well as to information about Buchanan's social life and the lifestyle of an Ambassador at this time. |