Record

Document Reference	Bu 16/10
Title	Letter from W. Ward, Hague, Netherlands to Sir A. Buchanan; 21 Feb 1863.
Date	21 February 1863
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that he has given Milbanke a note about the sum of 190 florins which are to be sent to Buchanan; when Milbanke was at Munich he was always having his entries returned; Lady Milbanke and her daughter are in the habit of giving offence when introduced to people; asks, on behalf of the Milbankes, the sum he used to pay for chimney sweeping; Strachey is 'displaying his new wife' as he would a picture; the transition from country parsonage to life at a diplomatic court was a difficult adjustment for her; Vienna would be beneficial as junior diplomats have to work their way into society.
Term	social conduct, protocol

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6490	Huskisson; John R. Milbanke- (1800-1868); 8th Baronet; formerly Milbanke; diplomat	1800-1868
NA6587	Huskisson; Emily Milbanke- (-1905); Lady Milbanke-Huskisson; née Mansfield wife of Sir John	-1905
NA6573	Strachey; Charlotte (fl 1864); Lady Strachey	fl 1864
NA6480	Stracey; Henry J. (1802-1885); 5th Baronet; M.P.	1802-1885
NA6481	Ward; William (fl 1861-1863); Mr; British Consul in The Hague	fl 1861-1863
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882