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(a) Belgium. Legation in Brussels. Legation in London (b) Netherlands. Legation at...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/22/100
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This record is about the (a) Belgium. Legation in Brussels. Legation in London (b) Netherlands. Legation at... dating from (a) 1859 June - 1864 Nov. (b) 1860 Nov. - 1863 Mar. in the series Lord John Russell: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/22/100
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Date (When the record was created)
- (a) 1859 June - 1864 Nov. (b) 1860 Nov. - 1863 Mar.
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Description (What the record is about)
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(a) Belgium. Legation in Brussels. Legation in London (b) Netherlands. Legation at the Hague. Legation in London Private correspondence (drafts). Lord John (from 1861 earl) Russell, foreign secretary, to Lord Howard de Walden, envoy, Brussels; S. van de Weyer,Belgian envoy, London; King Leopold of the Belgians; Lord Napier, envoy, The Hague; Baron Bentinck, Dutch envoy, London; Sir A. Buchanan, envoy, The Hague; Sir J. Milbanke, envoy, The Hague.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Letters are from the Foreign Office or Lord John's residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, unless otherwise stated. King of the Belgians = Leopold I King of the Netherlands = William III 1 vol
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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PRO 30/22
Lord John Russell: Papers
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