Record

Document Reference	Bu 11/22
Title	Letter from W. Stuart, Cullen, Scotland, to Sir Andrew Buchanan, Madrid, Spain; 12 Feb 1860.
Date	12 February 1860
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Congratulates him on settling the [Spanish arms] debt; this came at an opportune moment according to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his statement to the House [of Commons]; Scotland is in the grip of a severe winter which is causing concern for sheep farmers; has been pheasant shooting; the Seafields are making improvements to their house; they have established soup kitchens for the poor; has read favourable accounts of Georgiana's first ball; expects to start for Naples in April; Blantyre is looking himself again; expects to visit him at Erskine; mentions a pamphlet about the Spanish war by Mr Ross; sends love to Georgiana and asks him to tell her that 'Taty' is well.
Term	trade, Spanish
	trade, arms
	climate, Scottish
	sports, shooting, pheasant
	philanthropy
	poverty, relief of, soup kitchen
	entertainments, balls
	parliamentary business, House of Commons
	agriculture
	animals, sheep
	appointments, diplomatic, Naples

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA982	Gladstone; William E. (1809-1898); P.M. 1868-74 1880-85 1886 1892-94	1809-1898
NA6233	Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan	-1904
NA6399	Stuart; Charles (1818-1900); 12th Lord Blantyre	1818-1900
NA6400	Ross; - (fl 1860); Mr; pamphleteer	fl 1860
NA6401	Grant; Caroline Ogilvie (-1911); Countess of Seafield; née Stuart daughter of 11th Lord Blantyre; wife of 7th Earl of Seafield	-1911
NA6402	Grant; John C. Ogilvie (1815-1881); 7th Earl of Seafield	1815-1881
NA6234	Stuart; William (1824-1896); Sir; diplomat	1824-1896
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882