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Collection Area India Office Records and Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F83

21. Mss Eur F83/3, f1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f1
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Panic is subsiding, and mention is now being made of enormous military superiority enjoyed by British; encloses article on subject by English newspaper conducted by natives; describes case of murder of native by British ex-soldier; notes delay and expense of judicial system when trial of European...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1862
Extent:
1 item

22. Mss Eur F83/3, f18v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f18v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Outlines plan for comprehensive tour to begin early next year, and to last till 1864 with two summers spent at Simla; plans to summon Legislative Council to Calcutta for this November; for 1863/64 session might either summon it to join him in the north, or leave it to deliberate without him; yest...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1862
Extent:
1 item

23. Mss Eur F83/3, f35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f35
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Canning's death; defends his willingness to take responsibility for Government decisions in India, but does not feel he can simply disregard plans matured by Canning, Laing, and others; judges seem willing to make new High Court work well, though there are problems with new Code of Procedure whic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1862
Extent:
1 item

24. Mss Eur F83/3, f47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f47
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Is summoning Legislative Council to legalize collection by High Court of fees previously collected by Supreme and Sudder Courts; Peacock's cooperative attitude; discusses various points regarding High Court including fact that language will prove a difficulty if English Barrister Judges require t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1862
Extent:
1 item

25. Mss Eur F83/3, f71

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f71
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Canning's letter to Maharaja of Mysore; importance of maintaining united front between Home and Indian Governments in dealing with Native Chiefs; his difficult position in respect of resolution on sale of waste lands and redemption of land tax; Legislative Council has enacted temporary measure to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1862
Extent:
1 item

26. Mss Eur F83/3, f84v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f84v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Encloses correspondence with Frere and discusses problem of correctly achieving optimum constitutional relationship between Secretary of State, Supreme Government, and Local Governments; difficulty of finding suitable native judge for High Court.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

27. Mss Eur F83/3, f95

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f95
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Jocular comments on Parliamentary debate on Calcutta climate and mortality; comments on debate on army and agrees European force should not be reduced further at present; little prospect of achieving reduction demanded by Canning elsewhere; discusses problems of Commissariat in supplying food to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

28. Mss Eur F83/3, f142

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f142
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Encloses copy of letter from Dr Clement Williams about Burma; notes that opium has been brought to Rangoon from Yunnan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

29. Mss Eur F83/3, f144

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f144
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Raja of Mysore; defends appointment of Col Bruce as Inspector General of Police; post is needed if central Government is to check police expenditure; discusses constitutional relationship between Secretary of State, Supreme Government, and Local Governments; control of Supreme Gove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

30. Mss Eur F83/3, f168

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f168
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Has come to Bhagalpur where climate is not cooler but drier; filling post of Resident at Hyderabad needs thought.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item