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Document ReferenceBu 19/75
TitleLetter from H. Hope-Crealock, London, England to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 12 June 1866.
Date12 June 1866
Extent2 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionThanks him for recommending his leave; informs him that should war break out he will return to Poland on intelligence supplied by Mansfield; gives brief details of his contingency plans for these circumstances; comments on discussion in the 'House' on Europe and Austria; Gladstone holds little hope of continued peace; remarks that he 'dreads the thought of St Petersburg'; sends best wishes to Lady Buchanan.

Postscript stating he has seen his [Buchanan's] son [unspecified] at Lady Wensleydale's, lunched with Mr and Mrs Rashleigh and seen Lady Blantyre.

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA6734Mansfield; Charles E. (1828-1907); Sir; diplomat1828-1907
NA982Gladstone; William E. (1809-1898); P.M. 1868-74 1880-85 1886 1892-941809-1898
NA6233Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan-1904
NA6741Rashleigh; Catherine (-1872); Mrs; sister of Lady Buchanan-1872
NA6398Stuart; Fanny M. (1791-1875); Lady Blantyre; née Rodney wife of 11th Lord Blantyre1791-1875
NA6742Rashleigh; William (-1871); Mr; brother in law of Lady Buchanan-1871
NA6743Parke; Cecilia A.F. (-1879); Baroness Wensleydale; née Barlow-1879
NA6610Crealock; Henry Hope- (1831-1891); Colonel1831-1891
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
CodeSet
PL1331/Russia
PL231/Poland
PL90/Austria
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