Record

Document Reference	Bu 11/67
Title	Letter from 10th Baron Napier [F. Napier], Hague, Netherlands to Sir A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain; 14 Dec 1860.
Date	14 December 1860
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that he finds that he is to leave for St Petersburg sooner than anticipated; enquires if he would like to move into his house in The Hague and gives a detailed description of it; housing in The Hague was very difficult to obtain; has built a conservatory on the larger dining room to enable him to give a ball; asks if he would like his furniture and describes the main pieces; recommends his servants; thinks that Lady Buchanan and the Queen will get along very well.
Term	buildings, embassies, Hague
	entertainments, balls
	occupations and professions, servant
	appointments, diplomatic, Hague
	appointments, diplomatic, St Petersburg

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6233	Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan	-1904
NA6432	Sophie (1818-1877); Queen of the Netherlands; ( wife of Willem III)	1818-1877
NA6390	Napier; Francis (1819-1898); 10th Baron Napier; succeeded 1834 also Baron Ettrick from 1872 diplomat	1819-1898
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882