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Prussia. vol 2 Embassy in Berlin. Legation (from Sept. 1862 embassy) in London and...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/22/113
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This record is about the Prussia. vol 2 Embassy in Berlin. Legation (from Sept. 1862 embassy) in London and... dating from (a) 1863 Jan. - 1865 Oct. (b) 1859 July - 1864 Nov. in the series Lord John Russell: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/22/113
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Date (When the record was created)
- (a) 1863 Jan. - 1865 Oct. (b) 1859 July - 1864 Nov.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prussia. vol 2 Embassy in Berlin. Legation (from Sept. 1862 embassy) in London and miscellaneous Private correspondence (drafts). Lord John (from 1861 earl) Russell, foreign secretary to Sir Andrew Buchanan, ambassador; to William Lowther, embassy secretary; to Lord Napier, ambassador; to Count Bernstorff, Prussian envoy (from Sept. 1862 ambassador), London; to Lord Clarendon, and others.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Letters are from Foreign Office or Lord John's private residence, Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park unless otherwise stated. Including a holograph letter from the Queen, dated Osborne, 9 May 1865. king = William I 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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