Record

Document Reference	Bu 19/85
Title	Letter from W. Stuart, London, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 9 July 1866.
Date	9 July 1866
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Congratulates him on his promotion in the Order of the Bath to G.C.B., especially in light of comments made by Magenis, who had told him that the War Office were not issuing any extra awards; informs him he will discuss his move to St Petersburg with Georgiana who was due to arrive at home; asks him not to announce his intention to take leave in October to the Foreign Office until the last moment; reports in confidence that Brunnow had told Clarendon how pleased Gorchakov and the Emperor were with his [Buchanan's] services; comments on his salary and allowances compared with those of [Savile] Lumley; reports seeing his daughter at a ball and that he had dined with Hammond who expressed pleasure at the news of his G.C.B.
Term	honours and decorations, GCB
	entertainments, balls
	appointments, diplomatic, St Petersburg

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6168	Magenis; Arthur C. (1801-1867); Sir; diplomat	1801-1867
NA6233	Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan	-1904
NA6093	Villiers; George W.F. (1800-1870); 4th Earl of Clarendon	1800-1870
NA141	Gorchakov; Alexander M. (1798-1883); Prince; Russian Foreign Minister	1798-1883
NA6192	Alexander II (1818-1881); Emperor of all the Russias; (succeeded 1855)	1818-1881
NA6023	Hammond; Edmund (1802-1890); 1st Baron Hammond	1802-1890
NA6099	Brunnow; Philipp I. von (1797-1875); Baron; Russian diplomat	1797-1875
NA6253	Savile; John (1818-1896); 1st Baron Savile; diplomat cr. baron 1888; eldest natural son of 8th Earl of Scarbrough	1818-1896
NA6234	Stuart; William (1824-1896); Sir; diplomat	1824-1896
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882