Record

Document Reference	Bu 25/43
Title	Letter from 2nd Earl Granville [G. Leveson-Gower], Walmer Castle, Deal, Kent, to Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 20 Aug 1870.
Date	20 August 1870
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Informs him that Austria had backed down on the Italian issue; reports that Thiers was in London on his way to St Petersburg and states there were rumours that he was seeking to avoid the siege [of Paris] as the purpose of his journey was unclear; states that Brunnow watched over him with 'paternal care.'
Term	military campaigns, Franco-Prussian War 1870-1
Term	unification, Germany

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6558	Thiers; Louis A. (1797-1877); Monsieur; French statesman and historian	1797-1877
NA6099	Brunnow; Philipp I. von (1797-1875); Baron; Russian diplomat	1797-1875
NA6137	Gower; Granville G. Leveson- (1815-1891); 2nd Earl Granville; diplomat M.P. statesman	1815-1891
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882