International Relations
Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Victoria letter
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294419]
Identifier: Vault MSS 701
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated October 7, 1855 and written at Balmoral Castle. Victoria writes about her visit with the French emperor Napoleon III. She describes the personality of the emperor and relates her impressions of her tour around Paris. Victoria also expresses her great satisfaction with the proposal of Prince Frederick William of Prussia to marry her daughter "Vicky" as well as with hearing the news of the fall of Sevastopol'.
Dates:
1855 October 7
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Victoria letter
Queen of Britain Victoria letter to Sir William Arthur White
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 700
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter of instructions for British ambassador Sir William Arthur White dated January 1, 1887 at the British court at Osborne. The letter gives instructions to White for his visit to the court of the Ottoman Emperor Abdul-Hamid II. The instructions include reminders and points of concern such as the need to perform properly in court, the importance of being attentive to any overtures that may lead to a change in present treaties, requests to discover the extent and...
Dates:
1887 January 1