Record

Document Reference	Bu 16/81
Title	Letter from Sir H. Howard, Hanover, to Sir A. Buchanan; 4 Sep 1864.
Date	4 September 1864
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	States that he is sorry he is leaving for St Petersburg; notes the railway has improved communications; comments on the advantages and disadvantages of St Petersburg; does not know who will take his place at Berlin but it was not to be Crampton; mentions the visit of the Duke of Cambridge and Princess Mary; he was to return to England via Paris; Princess Mary was to go with the Grand Duchess of Strelitz [Mecklenburg] to Switzerland; Mr Ward had visited him from the Hague; hopes Napier would be accommodating over house and furniture arrangements; Lady Howard joins in wishing him and Lady Buchanan well.
Term	appointments, diplomatic, St Petersburg
	appointments, diplomatic, Berlin
	transport, railways, Russian

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6206	Crampton; John Fiennes Twisleton (1805-1886); 2nd Baronet; succ. 1858; British Diplomatic Service	1805-1886
NA6545	Augusta (1822-1916); Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; wife of Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm daughter of Adolphus Duke of Cambridge	1822-1916
NA6626	George (1819-1904); 2nd Duke of Cambridge; ( grandson of George III)	1819-1904
NA6233	Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan	-1904
NA6619	Howard; Marie Ernestine (-1897); Lady Howard; 2nd wife of Sir Henry	-1897
NA6627	Mary (1833-1897); Duchess of Teck; daughter of Duke of Cambridge	1833-1897
NA6083	Howard; Henry F. (1809-1898); Sir; British Diplomatic Service	1809-1898
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882