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121. Mss Eur F231/4, p48

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Mss Eur F231/4, p48
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
No news from Persian Gulf; Amir on way to Peshawar; refers to Vernon Smith's comments on policy towards Afghanistan in letter of 10 November; views of Sir J Lawrence, Col (Sir) H Edwardes (Commissioner of Peshawar), Col (Sir) James Abbott (Commissioner of Hazara 1845-53), and Canning himself on p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

122. Mss Eur F231/4, p54

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Mss Eur F231/4, p54
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 November; police scheme and need to adapt any such scheme to character of community affected by it; inclines more and more to uniformity of Government in India, but not for police; complains that 'crush of current work is something beyond conception'; problem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

123. Mss Eur F231/4, p65

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Mss Eur F231/4, p65
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Capture of Bushire caused little damage to property and no loss of civilian life, and good relations established with people, while enough has been done to show British strength and difficulty of withstanding it; blunders during operation; Canning has only criticisms of Leeke, but both praise and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

124. Mss Eur F231/4, p68

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Mss Eur F231/4, p68
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Glad to hear Govt will share expenses of war with EIC – nothing less would have been fair; explains reasons for raising new loan at 5% and its terms; Persian military situation; reasons for sending units other than regiment of Scinde Horse for which Outram had asked; describes negotiations and re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

125. Mss Eur F231/4, p78

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Mss Eur F231/4, p78
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 25 November; will support Outram, but explains why he did not favour it (because no need for Political Head to the Army and more importantly because of Outram's health); Canning would have appointed Anson, with Henry Lawrence as Political Agent, and probably Col...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

126. Mss Eur F231/4, p95

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Mss Eur F231/4, p95
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Question whether Mohammerah [sc Khurramshahr] should be handed over to Turks; his differences with Chairman; demand for English regiments goes by this mail – three needed over and above four already under orders, and two which would ordinarily go home should stay; no more than three regiments can...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1857
Extent:
1 item

127. Mss Eur F231/4, p118

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Mss Eur F231/4, p118
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 10 January; minutes and papers on Herat and operations in Afghanistan go home by this mail; only member of Governor-General's Council who hankers after advance on Herat is (Sir) J P Grant; refers to his letters of 7 and 22 December (1) and 8 January (2) and s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1857
Extent:
1 item

128. Mss Eur F231/4, p140

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Mss Eur F231/4, p140
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 10 February; defends his proclamation of war; hopes nothing he has written either officially or privately on non-feasibility of expedition to Herat will embarrass Govt with Directors; but is not sorry if record of his views stands in way of Govt committing 'a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1857
Extent:
1 item

129. Mss Eur F231/4, p158

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Mss Eur F231/4, p158
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Canning's letter of 23 January]; complains at lack of notice of 5% loan; peace negotiations; he and Clarendon approve treaty with Amir of Afghanistan but payments to Amir might be stopped even before ratification of peace treaty with Persia; Canning not expect at present troops from En...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1857
Extent:
1 item

130. Mss Eur F231/4, p162

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p162
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 7 February; comments on Persian campaign, Paris peace negotiations, and possible movement of troops to China; sorry to hear of 'small emeute' about cartridges 'but it exhibits the mine upon which Indian Govt stands'; has visited Queen of Oudh; Queen Victoria feels Di...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1857
Extent:
1 item