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

31. Mss Eur F83/3, f172

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f172
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Beadon (Lt-Governor of Bengal) reports that Assam is in satisfactory state; proposed mission to Bhutan needs consideration; Maj Ramsay reports Sir Jung Bahadur (Maharaja of Nepal) is considering intervention in Tibet where disturbances are reported; Elgin thinks Sir Jung should be discouraged; im...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1862
Extent:
1 item

32. Mss Eur F83/3, f192

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f192
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
With reference to Wood's anonymous informant in India concerning Raja of Mysore, urges need to treat irresponsible criticism from India of Indian authorities with utmost caution; discusses policy to be adopted on Mysore question; questions popular perception of Canning's policy towards Princes; s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Sep 1862
Extent:
1 item

33. Mss Eur F83/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters from Governor-General to Secretary of State
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep-23 Dec 1862
Extent:
Unspecified

34. Mss Eur F83/4, f1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f1
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Urges importance of Viceroy going on tour; this was Canning's view who did not think presence of Viceroy indispensable to Legislative Council; notes need to travel some of the time with his camp rather than by rail to impress natives; cannot see how a tour of inspection of Punjab can be accomplis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1862
Extent:
1 item

35. Mss Eur F83/4, f20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f20
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Need fill up vacancies in High Court; leave of absence due to climate, and language difficulty, combined with flood of appeals from mofussil, are causing arrears of work to mount; comments on George Campbell (Judicial Commissioner of Oudh) whom he has appointed to officiate in High Court while De...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1862
Extent:
1 item

36. Mss Eur F83/4, f40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f40
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Persia and Dost Muhammad regarding Herat; agrees Government of India, not individual officials, should correspond with Secretary of State, and discusses particular case of letter from Balfour defending Military Finance Dept from certain criticisms; 'as Canning obtained the gratitud...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1862
Extent:
1 item

37. Mss Eur F83/4, f66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f66
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
His appointment of officiating judge to High Court was not intended to usurp Wood's prerogative of making permanent appointment; sends extracts from local newspapers for information, not because he believes Wood would be affected by their strictures on him; Canning's relations with press and infl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1862
Extent:
1 item

38. Mss Eur F83/4, f84

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f84
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Is upset at Wood's offhand dismissal of Government of India's plans for tramways and disputes that private enterprise will provide them without any Government aid; Wood's decision will deprive Indian industry of a means of development, and railways (in which Government has a large financial inter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1862
Extent:
1 item

39. Mss Eur F83/4, f115

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f115
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Suggests design for Indian flag now that Company flag and badge are no longer used.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1862
Extent:
1 item

40. Mss Eur F83/4, f123

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f123
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Patiala's reluctance to attend Legislative Council where he is on a par with other natives; his limitations as a legislator; state of feeling among Sikhs and disaffection of Duleep Singh; protests at Wood's summary disallowance of appointment of an Inspector General of Police; is suffering from t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1862
Extent:
1 item