Letters written by Louise Stoughton documenting her time in Russia accompanying her aunt and her uncle, Edward Wallace Stoughton, who was minister plenipotentiary to Russia

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Title
Letters written by Louise Stoughton documenting her time in Russia accompanying her aunt and her uncle, Edward Wallace Stoughton, who was minister plenipotentiary to Russia
Date
1877-1879
Traveller
  • Stoughton, Louise
Reference
M29, A67, 1-5
Region
  • Europe
  • Russia
Country
  • Russia
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
Places
  • London
  • Paris
  • Berlin
  • St Petersburg (Leningrad)
  • Moscow
  • Warsaw
  • Trieste
  • Venice
  • Rome
  • Monte Carlo
  • Marseilles
  • Biarritz
  • Madrid
Description
Louise Stoughton wrote long letters home in journal form, describing her and her aunt and uncle's travels and experiences in Europe. The letters include descriptions of their attendance at weddings and receptions, christenings and funerals, parties and dances, church services, balls, functions at palaces (including Buckingham Palace), dinners and presentations. They socialise and meet with many distinguished aristocratic individuals. Royal, religious and society figures include Countess Lansdorff, Countess Mengden, the Pope, the Queen of Italy, the King and Queen of Spain, the British home secretary and Prince Dolgowsky.
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