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Russia. Embassy at St. Petersburg. Private correspondence. Lord Napier, ambassador;...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/22/84
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This record is about the Russia. Embassy at St. Petersburg. Private correspondence. Lord Napier, ambassador;... dating from 1863 Jan. 1 - 1865 Oct. 25 in the series Lord John Russell: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 30/22/84
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1863 Jan. 1 - 1865 Oct. 25
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Description (What the record is about)
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Russia. Embassy at St. Petersburg. Private correspondence. Lord Napier, ambassador; Sir Andrew Buchanan, ambassador, and others, to Lord Russell, foreign secretary.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Letters are from St. Petersburg unless otherwise stated. emperor = Alexander II 1 vol.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3664403/
Series information
PRO 30/22
Lord John Russell: Papers
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Within the series: PRO 30/22
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Russia. Embassy at St. Petersburg. Private correspondence. Lord Napier, ambassador;...
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