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261. Mss Eur F231/4, p68

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Mss Eur F231/4, p68
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Glad to hear Govt will share expenses of war with EIC – nothing less would have been fair; explains reasons for raising new loan at 5% and its terms; Persian military situation; reasons for sending units other than regiment of Scinde Horse for which Outram had asked; describes negotiations and re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

262. Mss Eur F231/5, p19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/5, p19
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 March 1857]; defends lack of notice in raising interest on loan, and embarrassments caused Govt of India by Company's present system for drawing upon it, which Canning suspects has 'other evils'; protests at intention to subject Army Commander in Persia and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

263. Mss Eur F231/5, p66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/5, p66
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Death of Anson (C-in-C) from cholera; he had apparently been waiting for siege guns before proceeding to Delhi; though any defeat or check under the walls of Delhi 'in the present temper of India would be disastrous', Canning considers siege guns unnecessary; Sir H Barnard to take command at Delh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

264. Mss Eur F231/5, p171

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/5, p171
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Explains detention of King of Oudh and four of his suite in Fort William following deposition of sepoy who was twice tampered with by Muslim describing himself as coming from King's people; King's complicity unproven, but Canning thinks it essential to make it impossible for anyone to claim to sp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

265. Mss Eur F231/5, p237

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/5, p237
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Canning's letter of 9 August has caused more alarm than any previous one because of Dinapore business; hopes Canning will be satisfied with Generals sent out - Directors are not, as they will not admit 'what is clearly proved' the deficiencies of their own officers; explains decision not to send ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1857
Extent:
1 item

266. Mss Eur F231/1, f66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f66
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Wood, Ootacamund
Scope & Content:
[The dating of these three letters to Wood is doubtful. The dates shown here are those given in Vernon Smith's letter book, but it is clear that the letter dated 20 March from Calcutta must have been written before those dated 14 and 16 March from Ootacamund. Most probably the 20 March letter ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
Extent:
1 item

267. Mss Eur F231/1, f124

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f124
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 May; answers criticism of 5% loan, which is now filling up faster; King of Ava has recalled officers responsible for frontier outrage; war between Nepal and Tibet does not affect India which is quiet everywhere; by next mail will submit 'very important ques...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 item

268. Mss Eur F231/1, f136

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f136
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 25 May; will do his best to expedite preparation of Indian accounts; grant of rank to Indian Army officers all over the world; press is currently filled with 'vast deal of nonsense' on Indian Army officers; loan now going very well; Amir of Afghanistan please...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

269. Mss Eur F231/1, f138

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f138
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Has that day signed despatch on Oudh; in recent years Court of Directors has repeated urged Govt of India to take action on Oudh but it has not done so for various reasons 'amongst others a reluctance on my part to resort to extreme measures'; one reason for acting now not mentioned officially is...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 item

270. Mss Eur F231/1, f197

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f197
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Has read Dalhousie's minute on Oudh with deepest interest; thinks it unlikely that EIC Directors will wish to alter arrangements for Dalhousie's stay in India to enable him to carry out details of scheme for Oudh, partly because that might appear derogatory to his successor; any plan for Oudh lik...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item

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