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Document ReferenceBu 30/27
TitleLetter from Sir H. Elliot, Constantinople, Turkey, to Sir A. Buchanan, Vienna, Austria; 14 Mar 1876.
Date14 March 1876
Extent5 ff
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionComments on the activities of the insurgents with reference to Ignatiev and Zichy and the possibility being held out to the Porte that 'something would be done for Montenegro'; discusses the state of Turkish finances; states he was sorry Mr [William] Stuart did not get Lisbon; comments on an exchange of letters between Lady Buchanan and Lady Elliot regarding Lady Strangford and Percy Ffrench; mentions that he was attempting to acquire carriage horses from a Hungarian dealer; reports that Loftus wished to move to Rome when it was raised to Embassy status.
Termappointments, diplomatic, Rome
appointments, diplomatic, Lisbon
civil disorder, insurrections, Balkans
animals, horses

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA7122Zichy; Ferdinand (1829-1911); Count; Austrian diplomat1829-1911
NA6234Stuart; William (1824-1896); Sir; diplomat1824-1896
NA6233Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan-1904
NA7054Ffrench; R. Percy (1836-); Mr; civil servant1836-
NA6208Loftus; Augustus W.F.S. (1817-1904); Lord; diplomat1817-1904
NA6326Elliot; Anne (-1899); Lady Elliot; née Antrobus wife of Sir Henry-1899
NA7194Smythe; Emily A. (-1887); Viscountess Strangford; née Beaufort-1887
NA6704Ignatieff; Nikolai P. (1832-1908); Count; general and diplomat1832-1908
NA6100Elliot; Henry G. (1817-1907); Sir1817-1907
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
Places
CodeSet
PL1354/Turkey
PL4135/Montenegro
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