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Document ReferenceBu 24/60
TitleLetter from H. Rumbold, Villa Delmar, Baden-Baden, Baden, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 26 Oct 1869.
Date26 October 1869
Extent2 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionEncloses a memorandum [not present]; informs him that he and his wife, whose health was not good, were going on to Switzerland; complains about the cold weather; has heard the Morier was publicly boasting of succeeding Odo Russell at Rome and hoped it was not true as he felt the post would suit him; reports a meeting with Gorchakov who had praised Bismarck and the King of Prussia; his wife asks to be remembered to Lady Buchanan and he states that he was very sad to leave St Petersburg.
Termappointments, diplomatic, Rome

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA6901Rumbold; Caroline (-1872); Lady Rumbold; née Barney-1872
NA6501Morier; Robert B.D. (1826-1893); Sir; diplomat1826-1893
NA6903Russell; Odo W.L. (1829-1884); 1st Baron Ampthill; diplomat and statesman; styled Lord Odo Russell 1872-811829-1884
NA141Gorchakov; Alexander M. (1798-1883); Prince; Russian Foreign Minister1798-1883
NA140Bismarck; Otto E.L. von (1815-1898); Prince; German statesman and Prussian minister-president1815-1898
NA6231Wilhelm I (1797-1888); German Emperor; ( King of Prussia from 1861 German Emperor from 1871)1797-1888
NA6233Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan-1904
NA6644Rumbold; Horace (1829-1913); 8th Baronet; diplomat1829-1913
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
CodeSet
PL1331/Russia
PL86/Switzerland
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