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121. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/11
Title:
Letter from Canning to Ellenborough
Scope & Content:
Main danger arising from mutiny of Scindia's troops will be encouragement to disturbances in Maratha country and Deccan where British are weak; difficult to reinforce anywhere south of Narbada; asks for fresh regiments from England and latitude in returning those relieved; Canning has modified El...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1858
Extent:
1 item

122. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/25
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to Stanley's letter of 9 September (1); gives reasons why Straits Settlements should be transferred to Colonial Office, not least because a staff conversant with Chinese inhabitants and language cannot be provided from India; discusses need to strengthen defences of Singapore and develop i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1858
Extent:
1 item

123. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/26
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Is sending his first letter to Queen since change of government; discusses question of correspondence between Governor-General and Crown touching on constitutional implications.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1858
Extent:
1 item

124. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/27
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Lists places at which Proclamation will be read on 1 November (in English and vernacular); there will be celebrations and parades, though Canning would have preferred 'less show and noise'; comments on various points in Proclamation; praises passages relating to religion – 'I almost envy you bein...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1858
Extent:
1 item

125. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/28
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Stanley's letter of 9 [sc. 8] September; impracticability of inviting all Chiefs to do homage on transfer of government to Crown; among the reasons are the facts that Canning does not have enough troops with him to make an impressive show in upper provinces, and chiefs 'hate the name...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Oct 1858
Extent:
1 item

126. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/37
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to Stanley's letter of 5 October; question of reward for faithful Lucknow regiments; discusses question of excessive severity in punishing rebels [cf Stanley's letter of 24 September] – Canning thinks civilians have been more severe than military 'but the difficulty of keeping either of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1858
Extent:
1 item

127. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/42
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Stanley's letters of 9 and 15 [sic ? 17] November; important Duleep Singh should not visit India at present; his mother is making mischief and Jung Bahadur may be giving her encouragement; her intrigues chiefly directed at Kashmir – Lawrence has recently visited its Maharaja and repo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1858
Extent:
1 item

128. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/44

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/44
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to his letter of 1 December; has reverted to original intention to appoint Edmonstone as Lt-Governor of N.W. Provinces; need for increase in salary of Under-Secretary in Foreign Dept where business has increased enormously; no obvious candidate to succeed Edmonstone as Foreign Secretary.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1858
Extent:
1 item

129. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/1
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Has overcome some opposition from Court of Directors to supplying Canning with crore and a half of silver bullion [£1.5 million approx]; almost universal disapproval at home, shared by Palmerston and himself of Canning's order to magistrates inculcating forbearance to offenders; objection also ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1857
Extent:
1 item

130. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/4
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Sepoy regiments who volunteered for China should be sent there with some Europeans 'to look after them' as soon as they can be spared; [incomplete].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item