Record

Document Reference	Bu 60/4
Title	Letter from G. Buchanan, Yedo [Tokyo], Japan to Sir A. Buchanan; 16 June 1880.
Date	16 June 1880
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	States he had asked Fanny to pass his letter on and that he had settled into his house and was impressed with the country; informs him Sir Harry Parkes was not expected until the end of the summer and that Parkes was unpopular with the legation and the Japanese; states he had stayed with Kennedy until his house was organised; comments on Japanese ponies and states his driving pony won a race at Yokohama; states ponies were cheap and that he may buy another pony to race; reports that the French Legation boasted they would win all the autumn prizes; informs him there were rumours that the Ambassador may retire; comments on Sanderson's promotion to Private Secretary to Lord Granville; states he was making slow progress learning Japanese; expected him to be in Scotland waiting for the grouse season; sends his love to Lady Buchanan.
Term	appointments, political
	sports, hunting
	sports, shooting, grouse
	animals, horses
	sports, horse racing

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA7166	Clark; Frances M. (-1908); Mrs; 2nd daughter of Andrew Buchanan	-1908
NA6385	Parkes; Harry S. (1828-1885); Sir; diplomat	1828-1885
NA6137	Gower; Granville G. Leveson- (1815-1891); 2nd Earl Granville; diplomat M.P. statesman	1815-1891
NA6233	Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan	-1904
NA7139	Sanderson; Thomas H. (1841-1923); Baron Sanderson; Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; cr. baron 1905	1841-1923
NA6514	Kennedy; Robert J. (1851-1936); Sir; diplomat	1851-1936
NA6483	Buchanan; George W. (1854-1924); Sir; 5th son of Andrew Buchanan and diplomat	1854-1924
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882