Howard Family certificate of citizenship

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 1286
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1867
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English Russian
  • Physical Description
    • 1 f., printed, manuscript

Scope and Content

Comprises a parchment certificate of honorary Russian citizenship awarded by Alexander II to Vasilii Osipovich Govard (Howard) and his family, of Medyn' (Kaluga Government), 1867

Administrative / Biographical History

The Howard family were members of the British community in pre-revolutionary Russia

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of the British Records Association, May 1984

Note

In Russian

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed listing of the contents is available in the Leeds Russian Archive online catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/lra/index.htm

Family Names

Howard Family