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Collection Area India Office Records and Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F90

31. Mss Eur F90/25-33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25-33
Title:
Sir John Lawrence, Viceroy of India 1864-69: correspondence with Secretary of State
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

32. Mss Eur F90/25, no.46

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.46
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Bhutan; asks Lawrence to be careful about Oudh settlement – 'Canning may have gone too far, and I daresay that Wingfield has exaggerated in practice what Canning intended, but it would have a very bad effect to reverse all that has been done'; change of policy by successive Governm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1864
Extent:
1 item

33. Mss Eur F90/25, no.47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.47
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Rose's proposal to move European regiments, as whole regiments, to healthy hill stations - Wood is inclined to agree provided important places are garrisoned; Col Thompson's appointment; tone of Norman's correspondence with Rose.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1864
Extent:
1 item

34. Mss Eur F90/25, no.49

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.49
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Has written fully to Maine and spoken to Harington on rent question, for which only solution appears to be amendment of Act X of 1859; Trevelyan's idea of complete settlement between landlords and tenants, similar to permanent settlement between Govt and landholders all over India; discusses amen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1864
Extent:
1 item

35. Mss Eur F90/25, no.50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.50
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Wishes Lawrence to look into Dhar case personally and restore administration to Raja if he can conscientiously do so, because Lord Stanley had ordered it and believes there may be desire in India to thwart intentions of Home Govt – Wood wishes to meet Stanley's views as 'he has behaved so well on...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1864
Extent:
1 item

36. Mss Eur F90/25, no.51

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.51
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Reward for Holkar of Indore; agrees with Lawrence's proposed course on Mysore; will approve Lawrence's actions on good conduct pay of native cavalry; Rose's wish to move whole regiments to hill stations, but certain political and strategic places must be held, however unhealthy; delays among Coun...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1864
Extent:
1 item

37. Mss Eur F90/25, no.52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.52
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
On troop reductions, Wood is fully confident Lawrence would not make reductions beyond what is safe, but does not feel he has been supplied with detailed arguments to support Lawrence's assessment; explains data on India's military requirements which should be supplied; asks for clarification of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1864
Extent:
1 item

38. Mss Eur F90/25, no.53

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.53
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Lawrence's letter of 30 August (2)]; will propose change requested by Lawrence to reversion of his nephew's pension.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1864
Extent:
1 item

39. Mss Eur F90/25, no.54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.54
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Lawrence's letter of 25 August]; regarding appointment of new Governor of Punjab, has one doubt concerning McLeod, namely his 'extreme missionary views'; would want an assurance that of his discretion in future in such matters; same is true of Edwardes; doubts 'administrative power' of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1864
Extent:
1 item

40. Mss Eur F90/25, no.55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/25, no.55
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Lawrence's letter of 28 August]; willing to retain Calcutta dockyard in Govt hands; not indifferent to Herat being in Persian hands but would not go to war to prevent Afghans giving it up; views on how to handle question of railways passing through Indian States; discusses problem of I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1864
Extent:
1 item