Record

Document Reference	Bu 25/24
Title	Letter from E. Hammond [later 1st Baron Hammond], Foreign Office, London, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 23 June 1870.
Date	23 June 1870
Extent	3 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Discusses the fire at Pera in light of Elliot's official report; states that it was not easy for Britain to adopt the schemes put forward by Gorchakov; informs him that the Greeks claimed that the brigands came from Turkey; states that Brunnow did not seem in a hurry to go to Paris; informs him that a Mr Cope will be visit St Petersburg in the near future.
Term	crimes, brigandage
	fires
	appointments, diplomatic, Russian

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6100	Elliot; Henry G. (1817-1907); Sir	1817-1907
NA141	Gorchakov; Alexander M. (1798-1883); Prince; Russian Foreign Minister	1798-1883
NA6099	Brunnow; Philipp I. von (1797-1875); Baron; Russian diplomat	1797-1875
NA6023	Hammond; Edmund (1802-1890); 1st Baron Hammond	1802-1890
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882