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

71. Mss Eur F83/5, f231

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f231
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Briefly summarises correspondence with Dost Muhammad on his capture of Heart; unconfirmed report of Dost's death.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

72. Mss Eur F83/5, f234

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f234
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Explains how it has arisen that rules of procedure for Madras Council but not Bengal allow Counsel to be heard; his disallowance of Bill from Bombay Council giving them the power to create offices.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

73. Mss Eur F83/5, f242

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f242
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Sir Proby Cautley's plan for arresting damage to Ganges canal caused by water passing over the falls; confirms report of Dost Muhammad's death; will be very wary of meddling in Afghan affairs; situation on frontier; relative precedence of Maharajas of Jind and Nabha and difficulties such trifles ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

74. Mss Eur F83/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters from Governor-General to Secretary of State
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug-4 Nov 1863
Extent:

1 volume

75. Mss Eur F83/6, f1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f1
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Government of India's vakil in Afghanistan should remain with Sher Ali Khan (Dost Muhammad's successor as Amir), but otherwise should abstain from any acts of partisanship until Sher Ali has shown whether he can hold his ground; intends to discuss several matters with Maine when latter arrives at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

76. Mss Eur F83/6, f4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f4
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Wood's decision not to send Sikh troops to New Zealand has relieved Elgin; whole question of sending troops on foreign service needs consideration; possibility of raising regiments specially for foreign service; both Rose and Sir R (later Lord) Napier (Military Member of Council) favoured orderin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

77. Mss Eur F83/6, f9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f9
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Transmits papers on proposal from Central Provinces to make fraudulent breach of contract by artificers a penal offence.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

78. Mss Eur F83/6, f11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f11
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Summarises debate with Trevelyan and other Council members on move of seat of Government and, arising out of that, place of next meeting of Legislative Council; gives his reasons for favouring Lahore, but since Grey's return Council have begun to dwell on difficulties of holding meeting outside C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

79. Mss Eur F83/6, f24

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f24
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Choice of new Financial Secretary was Trevelyan's; is attempting to get to bottom of question of Oudh land tenures and tenant rights with Maine's assistance; sanitary conditions of European troops in India have improved over last three or four years; Maine will write to Wood to try to remove latt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

80. Mss Eur F83/6, f29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f29
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Quotes letter received from vakil in Kabul giving new Amir's statement on his policy regarding Herat and Persia, and wish to observe treaties with Persian and British Governments.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1863
Extent:
1 item