Record

Document Reference	Bu 14/100
Title	Letter from W. Ferrand, 31 Hill Street, London, to Sir A. Buchanan, Hague, Netherlands; 2 June 1862.
Date	2 June 1862
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	States that he and Fanny are looking forward to their visit to the Hague; comments on domestic politics and the excitement caused by the Finance Bill; states that in his opinion, Palmerston was benefiting from the relative weakness of the Queen, whose anger towards the Prince of Wales [who she blamed for the death of the Prince Consort] grew daily and he feared she would break down; invites him and Lady Buchanan to visit St Ives [Yorkshire] for some grouse shooting.
Term	sports, shooting, grouse
	parliamentary business, bills, Finance Bill 1862
	bereavement

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6233	Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan	-1904
NA985	Victoria (1819-1901); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland; Empress of India	1819-1901
NA143	Temple; Henry John (1784-1865); 3rd Viscount Palmerston; succ. 1802; statesman; Prime Minster 1855-1858 and 1859-1865	1784-1865
NA992	Edward VII (1841-1910); King of Great Britain and Ireland	1841-1910
NA986	Albert (1819-1861); Prince Consort; (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; husband of Queen Victoria)	1819-1861
NA6293	Ferrand; William (-1889); Mr; M.P. brother-in-law to Andrew Buchanan	-1889
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882