Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/76
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris], Foreign Office, London; 10 Jan 1859.
Date	10 January 1859
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Refers to a despatch from the Earl of Clarendon regarding the alleged murder of David Silver, a British subject on board a Peruvian ship by the Collector of Customs at Lambuano in the Philippine Islands, and the improper imprisonment of several British subjects from among the crew; the Captain General of the Philippines held that the British Government's report on the matter was inaccurate; the Captain General's report is inconsistent; he believes that the British Government will want the Collector of Customs to stand trial.
Term	crimes, murder

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6093	Villiers; George W.F. (1800-1870); 4th Earl of Clarendon	1800-1870
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA6097	Caradoc; John H. (1799-1873); 2nd Baron Howden; diplomat; succeeded 1839	1799-1873
NA7468	Silver; David (-1857); Mr; sailor murdered on Philippine Islands	-1857
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889