Series of correspondence from the Military Secretary's Office that remained unregistered and unanswered for a period of time. The section of 'Arrear Correspondence' appears to have been an attempt to deal with accumulated backlogs in the Military Secretary's Office. Material is arranged by Regis...
Military Secretary: Miscellaneous Applications & Recommendations
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Series of correspondence, often containing testimonials or statement of services, applying for military positions, including speculative applications. Also correspondence asking for patronage for individuals, or recommending people for positions or promotion. Applications and recommendations ar...
Copies of Governor General's minutes, correspondence, dispatches and memorandums, on Military subjects, numbered 1-95, with index. For set of Charles Canning's copies of the Minutes of the Governor General in Council see also Mss Eur F699/1/1/6.
Governor General's Memorandums, nos. 1-549, issued by the Military Secretary's Office. Many of the Office Memorandums are directed to the Secretary to the Government of India Military Department (Sir Richard J.H. Birch), and refer to Military appointments or changes in Military personnel.
Military Secretarys: Papers on Miscellaneous Subjects
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Series of miscellaneous papers, manuscript and printed, on a variety of military matters, including extensive material relating to the Reorganisation of the Army, filed in the Military Secretary's Office. Each item, no. 1-786, is numbered but often comes with additional enclosures and supporting...
Volumes of copy letters sent on behalf of Charles Canning by the Military Secretary. The volumes are arranged into three series of 'Public', 'Demi-Official', and 'Private' letters. They are sent primarily from Government House, Calcutta, but also from Allahabad in 1858.