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141. Mss Eur F231/8, f140

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Mss Eur F231/8, f140
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 4 July; believes almost all troops Canning has asked for have been sent, but will be preparing further drafts to replace casualties; fears they may not arrive as soon as Canning expected; as regards punishment of rebellious sepoys, suggestion by Sir G Clerk (Secretar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

142. Mss Eur F231/8, f146

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Mss Eur F231/8, f146
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
'Iron barracks' being sent by next ship – in meantime hopes Canning has provided tents; reports from Vienna of disloyal remarks by Ali Murad; Barnard's view that Delhi might have been left until other disturbances suppressed, but 'the mischief is now that all England as well as all India is set u...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1857
Extent:
1 item

143. Mss Eur F231/9, f13

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Mss Eur F231/9, f13
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
King of Oudh still at Cawnpore, having made his first ever journey; Canning thinks failure of King to settle differences with Sir J Outram (Chief Commissioner of Oudh) probably due to his entourage; expenses in Oudh currently heavy; need to avoid giving any just ground for complaint there; missio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

144. Mss Eur F231/9, f25

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Mss Eur F231/9, f25
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Will not fail to keep him fully informed on situation in Oudh, where all is tranquil; encloses private letter (not present) which tallies with this assessment; difficulty of finding replacement for Outram who is going on sick leave as Commissioner for Oudh; King of Oudh has reached Benares on way...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

145. Mss Eur F231/9, f84

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Mss Eur F231/9, f84
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 May; explains inability to give Govt of India's opinion on Plowden's salt report by close of parliamentary session; suggests Directors should purchase one or two vessels from Admiralty suitable for suppression of piracy in the Straits.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

146. Mss Eur F231/9, f108

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Mss Eur F231/9, f108
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Secret Committee's Despatch of 10 July (received 13 August); arms and money have been sent to Dost Muhammad; too dangerous to send English officers to Herat; an officer will visit Dost if latter desires it; importance of not embarrassing Dost with his own people by appearance of too muc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

147. Mss Eur F231/9, f141

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f141
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 26 September]; no fear of caste feelings being excited by new Enlistment Regulation which applies only to new recruits; recruits to Bombay Army already enlist for general service; no sign of suspicions among existing recruits that they may be compelled to cross...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

148. Mss Eur F231/9, f158

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Mss Eur F231/9, f158
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

149. Mss Eur F231/9, f164

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Mss Eur F231/9, f164
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

150. Mss Eur F231/9, f172

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f172
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