Record

Document Reference	Bu 3/30
Title	Letter from R. Mellish, Foreign Office, London, to A. Buchanan; 4 Aug 1853.
Date	4 August 1853
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Sends his sympathy for the difficult position in which he finds himself; has reported favourably on Denmark but Lord Clarendon is not prepared to act on the Sound Due issue; refers to the Russian/Turkish situation and a French proposal sent to St Petersburg and Constantinople; states that Howard does not go [to Hanover] until October.
Term	taxation, duties, Sound Dues
	appointments, diplomatic, Hanover
	military campaigns, Crimean War 1853-6

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6083	Howard; Henry F. (1809-1898); Sir; British Diplomatic Service	1809-1898
NA6093	Villiers; George W.F. (1800-1870); 4th Earl of Clarendon	1800-1870
NA6020	Mellish; Richard C. (c.1801-1865); Mr; son of Joseph Charles Mellish; Foreign Office clerk	c.1801-1865
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882