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1250691. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/1
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Lord Clyde's fall from horse while pursuing rebels; progress in pacifying Oudh now slower as troops are now at close quarters with most inveterate rebels; problem of finding employment for disbanded sepoys and returned mutineers; Canning is sceptical regarding Montgomery's plan to do this by buil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250692. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/2
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Agrees with Dalhousie that Duleep Singh's allowance should be £25,000p.a.; opposes part of this being a landed estate in India; if 'the representative of the Royal Family of Lahore' is eventually 'converted into a well educated and Christian gentleman' he might become a good influence in India, b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250693. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/3
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Encloses telegram from Clyde reporting on his operations which incidentally shows that he is fully active.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250694. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/4
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to Stanley's letter of 2 December; thanks for advance warning of despatch on Canning's Oudh proclamation, and for Govt's considerate handling of matter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250695. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/5
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Shares Stanley's high opinion of Durand and is seriously considering appointing him Foreign Secretary; comments favourably on Bartle Frere (Chief Commissioner, Sind); only preferred Montgomery to Frere for Punjab because natives know and respect Montgomery and he knows them; difficult to employ B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250696. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/6
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Oudh campaign is over; expects trouble now only from dacoits and thugs until police have learnt how to suppress them; 'the people are appalled at the irresistible sweep that we have made through the country'; main difficulty is finding employment for ex-sepoys whose families will miss remittances...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250697. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/7
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Discusses various senior appointments, including (Sir) Charles Wingfield (currently a Divisional Commissioner in Oudh) as Chief Commissioner of Oudh where he is known and liked; very favourable comments on Wingfield.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250698. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/8
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Arrived in Calcutta on 24th; enquiries at Benares led him to make larger modifications to disarming measures than previously intended; policy in handling rebels taking refuge in Nepal; excellent relations with that country despite attitude of newspapers and some English officers; military operati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250699. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/9
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Unwelcome Financial Despatch being sent by this mail; treasury notes [or bills] at 6% are being issued (and prospective closing of current 4% loan announced) to increase cash balances at Govt's disposal but this will not be enough to make up deficiency of £3 million of the £12 million needed by t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

1250700. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/10
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to his letter of 29 January (3); Financial Despatch by this mail deals with longer term which is 'not cheering'; there is need for new taxes, loans amounting to £5 million, and £4 million from England; this takes no account of home charges which are roughly equal to £4 million which Govt o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1859
Extent:
1 item

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