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91. Mss Eur F231/3, p92

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Mss Eur F231/3, p92
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Herat has not yet surrendered; policy towards Afghanistan and Persia; Canning considers effective aid cannot be given to Dost Muhammad until British decide to go to war with Persia themselves, and so far there is no clear casus belli; Persians have been active elsewhere besides Herat; Canning is ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

92. Mss Eur F231/3, p98

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Mss Eur F231/3, p98
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Secret Committee's Despatch of 10 July (received 13 August); arms and money have been sent to Dost Muhammad; too dangerous to send English officers to Herat; an officer will visit Dost if latter desires it; importance of not embarrassing Dost with his own people by appearance of too muc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

93. Mss Eur F231/3, p106

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p106
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations at Bombay for Persian campaign; size (5000 men) and objectives of force; decision, chiefly on grounds of expense, not to send division from Bengal as well as one from Bombay; further justification for not sending officers to Herat; more money will have to be given to Amir; small subs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

94. Mss Eur F231/3, p109

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p109
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Justifies timing and terms of recently announced loan to be raised by Indian Govt.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

95. Mss Eur F231/3, p111

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p111
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Nothing to report from Oudh; political situation in Nepal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

96. Mss Eur F231/3, p120

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p120
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations for Persian campaign; comments on Maj-Gen Stalker; good policy to keep aloof from entanglement in Afghanistan with Amir's death approaching.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

97. Mss Eur F231/3, p128

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p128
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations for Persian expedition; Capt J F Jones (Indian Navy, Political Agent, Persian Gulf) reports great difficulties of roads between Bushire and Shiraz, and in obtaining transport animals from Turkish side of Gulf; Bombay Govt estimates cost of expedition for Sep 1856-Apr 1857 at 52 lakhs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

98. Mss Eur F231/3, p130

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p130
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 25 August; Ritchie's refusal of judgeship at Madras; is delighted Vernon Smith informs Canning of what Chairs and others say about him; answers their criticisms regarding Queen of Oudh, and discusses treatment which should be accorded to King and Queen; despite ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

99. Mss Eur F231/3, p146

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p146
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Canning's letters of 3, 4 and 5 June [last not traced]; Canning's health; policy towards Persia; one of worst features of Indian Govt is absence of good police; impending controversy with Directors over number of cadetships – 'the desire for fresh patronage and promotion among the di...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

100. Mss Eur F231/3, p151

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p151
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Urges Canning to get Legislative Council to enact as much of Law Commission's recommendations as possible as Sir J Jervis (Chief Justice of Common Pleas) and Robert Lowe (Whig politician) are highly critical of Vernon Smith for not acting on its work without reference to India; slow progress on W...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item