Papers of Sir Sidney Smith Saunders, CMG, first British Consul-General to the Ionian Islands on their cession to Greece, and other papers evidently formerly in his possession, comprising: a ship's passport signed by George III after the Treaty of Amiens (details left blank), 1801; letters of credence signed by George III on behalf of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, 1807 [for his mission to Austria]; the commission signed by William IV appointing Saunders Consul in Albania, 1835 (countersigned by Wellington); diploma of the Order of St Saviour, signed by King Otto (first modern King of Greece), 1839; two commissions signed by Victoria, appointing Saunders Consul in Alexandria, 1859, and Consul-General in the Ionian Islands, 1864; plus her signed warrant appointing him Companion of the Michael & George, 1860, with the same as passed under the Great Seal (detached), contained with other papers and artefacts (seal matrixes etc) in a black morocco fitted case with the label of John Diller of Marlborough Street, London