Record

Document Reference	Bu 46/116
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris] Foreign Office, London; 25 Dec 1858.
Date	25 December 1858
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Refers to a meeting with Marshal O'Donnell concerning Fernando Po; explains O'Donnell has given assurances that Baptist missionaries will not be expelled from the island; reports the missionaries wish to sell their church; explains that the Protestant residents might be satisfied if the Spanish Government stated that they 'would not be deprived of privileges which they had hitherto enjoyed'; reveals that if the missionaries leave the island, they will probably be accompanied by a large portion of their congregation; reveals the Spanish Government may be trying to attract Spanish emigrants to Fernando Po by warning them of the yellow fever in Rio, their most favoured destination.
Term	foreign relations, Spain and Great Britain
	Spanish affairs, government
	religions, Baptist
	religions, Protestant
	religious affairs, intolerance
	missionaries

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA7535	O'Donnell; Francisco J.I.L. (fl 1858-1863); Marshal; Prime Minister of Spain 1858-1963	fl 1858-1863
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889