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161. Mss Eur F231/6, p2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p2
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Vernon Smith's demand for reasons for Instructions [i.e. 'clemency' instructions] of 31 July partly anticipated by despatch of previous mail, and another despatch goes today; Canning does not understand why they are considered untimely; incredible that lies that J P Grant had released 150 mutinee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1857
Extent:
1 item

162. Mss Eur F231/6, p22

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p22
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 26 November; among Sir P Grant, Elphinstone and Outram, favours Outram as provisional Governor-General – his appointment would create less awkwardness with Campbell than Grant's.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1858
Extent:
1 item

163. Mss Eur F231/6, p66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p66
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Has arrived at Allahabad; reasons for move – chiefly to give landholders and taluqdars of Oudh opportunity of submission; also to regulate relations between military and civil authorities which are not harmonious - Canning intends administer North Western Provinces himself; administrative and jud...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

164. Mss Eur F231/6, p89

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p89
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 8 January; procedure for making recommendations for honours; Bartle Frere much less deserving of honour than several others; premature to award civil honours until Lucknow has been recovered; is asking native princes to remove superscription of King of Delhi ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

165. Mss Eur F231/6, p103

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p103
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Operations at Lucknow going well; only mischance has been attack on loyal Raja whom Rose was unable to assist because his forces were already divided as much as was safe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1858
Extent:
1 item

166. Mss Eur F231/6, p112

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p112
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Campbell likely to begin operations at Lucknow before arrival of Jung Bahadur, but it now seems that this will not upset the latter; did not expect Home Govt to welcome Nepalese assistance; describes its value; Gurkha soldiers brave, honest and orderly, but other shortcomings of their officers an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1858
Extent:
1 item

167. Mss Eur F231/6, p120

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p120
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Campbell has no doubt that Mansfield should succeed him as C-in-C in event of his death and Canning agrees.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1858
Extent:
1 item

168. Mss Eur F231/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/7
Title:
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous letters to and from Cabinet colleagues including Lord Clarendon, Lord Palmerston, Directors of the East India Company, Sir Frederick Currie, Elliot Macnaughten, Ross Donnelly Mangles, persons in India including Major General Sir James Outram, Sir John Lawrence, Colonel Henry Durand,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Sep 1856-28 Feb 1858
Extent:
Unspecified

169. Mss Eur F231/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters to Lord Canning Vol 1
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1856-9 Oct 1857
Extent:
Unspecified

170. Mss Eur F231/8, f1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8, f1
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Pretensions of Legislative Council; annual deficit of Indian budget will one day arouse wrath of John Bright and 'other Indian agitators' and be taken up not unjustly by milder men – Finance and Police seem to be matters requiring Canning's immediate attention.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1856
Extent:
1 item