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Loftus, Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer, 1817-1904 (diplomat and colonial administrator)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1817 - 1904

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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Draft treaty between Prussia and France, circa 1870

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 34/6
Scope and Contents

'Der Vertrags-Entwurf Benidetti's in Autographie': a draft of a proposed treaty between Prussia and France [Berlin, August 1866], written in French, with a German title, undated. The document is a facsimile, and probably a version of the lithographic copy issued by the Prussian authorities to Lord Loftus on 26 July 1870. The writing is in the hand of the Comte Vincent Benedetti.

Dates: circa 1870
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