L29/559/39/1

Harris, St. Petersburg to Grantham (private) Due to extreme severity of the cold he is unable to pay duty at Court, not daring to expose himself "to the inclemency of the air without such a quantity of furrs & caps as are incompatible with dress". Lady Elliot has given birth to a son at Lyons. Sir Gilbert has rapidly improved in health. Congratulates Grantham on the birth of his second son. (Following in cypher decoded) "If peace is concluded, will the Idea of forming a Triple Alliance with Russia and Prussia prevail? If so, must be set about immediately". Harris is convinced the Emperor will try to join the Empress to his alliance with France and asks if the "Family Compact is not the best model". It is the "compleatest Piece of the kind ever drawn up, & we never must expect here to get rid of the Turkish Clause". The Treaty of Commerce has not many years to run.

6, 17 Dec 1782

From: 1782 To: 1782

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Lucas,
Robinson, Thomas (2nd Baron Grantham),
Harris, James,
Elliot,
Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia,
Elliot, Gilbert,
Ripon, Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of

political correspondence, ambassador, Foreign Secretary, Russians, Prussians, French, Turks, weather, clothing, general children, , WARS & TREATIES, general trade & industry, St.Petersburg, Lyon, Russia, Prussia, France, Turkey, American War of Independence