Record

Document Reference	Bu 16/40
Title	Letter from 10th Baron Napier [F. Napier], St Petersburg, Russia, to Sir A. Buchanan; 24 Dec 1863.
Date	24 December 1863
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Introduces the bearers of the letter as Messrs. Albert and Reuben Sassoon, who are natives of India travelling through Europe; they are from Bombay and of the Jewish faith; they had been presented to the Emperor and Empress; suggests that they should have been introduced to him by Lord Russell.
Term	travel, Europe
Term	religions, Jewish

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6192	Alexander II (1818-1881); Emperor of all the Russias; (succeeded 1855)	1818-1881
NA6598	Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880); Empress of all the Russias; (wife of Alexander II)	1824-1880
NA6606	Sassoon; Albert A.D. (1818-1896); 1st Baronet	1818-1896
NA6607	Sassoon; Reuben D. (1835-1905); Mr	1835-1905
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878
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