Record

Document Reference	Bu 19/100
Title	Letter from H. Canning de Burgh [later 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde], Portumna Castle, Galway, Ireland to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 22 Nov 1866.
Date	22 November 1866
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reminds him that he had helped a Mr Jackson who had a claim on the Russian Government respecting a railway in the vicinity of Riga; informs him that Mr Jackson had been recommended by Tom Taylor, a literary friend; refers to a failed stockjobbing attempt involving the reported death of the Prince of Wales [to affect stock prices]; reports that the situation in Ireland was very unsettled and expected trouble in Dublin and the countryside.
Term	transport, railways, Riga

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6755	Taylor; Tom (1817-1880); Mr; dramatist	1817-1880
NA992	Edward VII (1841-1910); King of Great Britain and Ireland	1841-1910
NA6071	De Burgh; Hubert G. Canning- (1832-1916); 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde; M.P.	1832-1916
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882