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2. Mss Eur F83/4, f178
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f178
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- His projected tour and importance of Governor-General not to be too closely identified with Calcutta bureaucracy of which there is great jealousy elsewhere in India; has been working 13 or 14 hours per day; 'extreme disagreeableness' of Calcutta temperature during hot weather; contests views of C...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 4 Dec 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item
3. Mss Eur F83/4, f211
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f211
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Describes proceedings in recent meeting of Legislative Council on its rules of procedure, and contract law (on which they decided to withdraw Bill); inadequacy of official reports of Council proceedings; comments on Col (later Sir) Arthur Phayre's good management of relations with Burma; prospect...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 19 Dec 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item
4. Mss Eur F83/4, f40
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f40
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Policy towards Persia and Dost Muhammad regarding Herat; agrees Government of India, not individual officials, should correspond with Secretary of State, and discusses particular case of letter from Balfour defending Military Finance Dept from certain criticisms; 'as Canning obtained the gratitud...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 2 Oct 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item
5. Mss Eur F83/4, f123
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f123
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Patiala's reluctance to attend Legislative Council where he is on a par with other natives; his limitations as a legislator; state of feeling among Sikhs and disaffection of Duleep Singh; protests at Wood's summary disallowance of appointment of an Inspector General of Police; is suffering from t...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 4 Nov 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item
6. Mss Eur F83/4, f147
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f147
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Policy towards Persia and Afghanistan; question of construction of tramways and method of financing them; death of Patiala; Mysore case; notes that if Raja is restored he will have to govern not only natives but a considerable number of Europeans who have settled there; comments on impending appo...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 19 Nov 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item
7. Mss Eur F83/4, f165
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f165
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Explains views on contacts between Secretary of State and unofficial sources in India, and on danger of allowing Native Chiefs to think they can use English agents at home to by-pass Government of India; discusses practical limitations on power of Governor-General in peace time and need for Home ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 23 Nov 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item
8. Mss Eur F83/4, f1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f1
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Urges importance of Viceroy going on tour; this was Canning's view who did not think presence of Viceroy indispensable to Legislative Council; notes need to travel some of the time with his camp rather than by rail to impress natives; cannot see how a tour of inspection of Punjab can be accomplis...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17 Sep 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item
9. Mss Eur F83/4, f66
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f66
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- His appointment of officiating judge to High Court was not intended to usurp Wood's prerogative of making permanent appointment; sends extracts from local newspapers for information, not because he believes Wood would be affected by their strictures on him; Canning's relations with press and infl...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 9 Oct 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item
10. Mss Eur F83/4, f115
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/4, f115
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Suggests design for Indian flag now that Company flag and badge are no longer used.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 23 Oct 1862
- Extent:
- 1 item