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(a) Spain. Legation in Madrid and London. (b) Morocco. Legation in Tangier. (c) Portugal....
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/22/115
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This record is about the (a) Spain. Legation in Madrid and London. (b) Morocco. Legation in Tangier. (c) Portugal.... dating from (a) 1859 June - 1865 Oct. (b) 1861 Aug. - 1865 Oct. (c) 1862 Nov. - 1865 Feb. in the series Lord John Russell: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/22/115
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Date (When the record was created)
- (a) 1859 June - 1865 Oct. (b) 1861 Aug. - 1865 Oct. (c) 1862 Nov. - 1865 Feb.
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Description (What the record is about)
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(a) Spain. Legation in Madrid and London. (b) Morocco. Legation in Tangier. (c) Portugal. Legation in Lisbon and London. Private correspondence (drafts). Lord John (from 1861 earl) Russell, foreign secretary, to A. (from 1860 Sir Andrew) Buchanan, envoy, Madrid; to Don J. de Comyn, Spanish envoy, London; to J.D. (from 1862 Sir John Drummond-) Hay, minister, Tangier; to Sir Arthur Magenis, envoy, Lisbon; to Count Lavradio, Portuguese envoy, London, 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. Queen of Spain = Isabella II 1 vol.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3664434/
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PRO 30/22
Lord John Russell: Papers
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