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62. Mss Eur F231/2, p132
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p132
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Is sending Financial Review and Despatch; will embark on no new public (with some unavoidable exceptions) until they hear from Vernon Smith whether they can borrow, but a loan in the autumn will still be necessary unless limit is placed on drawings of East India Company Court; difficulties caused...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 3 May 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
63. Mss Eur F231/2, p138
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p138
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Case of imprisonments at Nagpur; Oudh is quite; some zamindars have accepted (without coercion) option offered by Outram to pay part of their revenue arrears in guns; ryots returning to formerly disturbed areas; believes revenue settlement will encourage this process as ryots realise rents will w...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 3 May 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
64. Mss Eur F231/2, p155
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p155
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Salt report should be on its way; is sending despatch to Directors regarding their method of drawing bills on India - it may be resented but the practice is seemingly wasteful; Jackson's revenue experience will be useful in Oudh where revenue settlement, opium and salt are matters coming up; comm...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17 May 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
65. Mss Eur F231/2, p174
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p174
- 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
66. Mss Eur F231/2, p180
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p180
- Title:
- Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
- Scope & Content:
- Relations with Persia and Afghanistan; Crimean peace negotiations; possibility that check to Russians in west will cause them to encroach towards India; need to reduce Indian expenditure. [Note: undated in F231/2 and 8. Date obtained from Mss Eur Photo Eur 476]
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- [9 Feb 1856]
- Extent:
- 1 item
67. Mss Eur F231/2, p182
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p182
- Title:
- Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
- Scope & Content:
- Vernon Smith inclined to think British policy towards Afghanistan should be 'divide and rule'; Canning will face opposition from civil servants in seeking economies; opposition of British Army officers and War Office to appointment of Indian Army officers to senior Indian commands; asks for infor...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 26 Feb 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
68. Mss Eur F231/2, p189
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p189
- Title:
- Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
- Scope & Content:
- Policy towards Persia and Afghanistan; pretensions of Legislative Council, and need for parliamentary legislation if law officers' opinion finds in its favour; political situation at home; East India Company directors due for re-election are canvassing grossly; asks to be kept fully informed on O...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 8 Mar 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
69. Mss Eur F231/2, p192
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p192
- Title:
- Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
- Scope & Content:
- Crimean peace negotiations; is recommending Sir H Rawlinson for vacant directorship, and appointed Sir G Clerk as Under-Secretary at Board of Control; begs Canning to curb Legislative Council.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 24 Mar 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
70. Mss Eur F231/2, p195
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, p195
- Title:
- Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
- Scope & Content:
- In process of forcing financial draft on Directors; idea of sending Accountant to India – economy-drive must come from India in view of difficulties of enforcing it from home; need for early consideration by Legislative Council of Law Commission's 1st report; parliamentary tactics employed by Dis...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 9 Apr 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item