Search

032-002302141 Language English

331. Mss Eur F231/2, p82

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/2, p82
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Hard work catching up on background to every question; refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 9 February; good government will demand increased expenditure, and Canning can see little scope for reduced charges; hopes Vernon Smith's financial despatch will sanction loans for public works; asks for cle...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

332. Mss Eur F231/2, p100

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/2, p100
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 26 February; Oudh completely tranquil except for minor disturbance among force of irregular troops/police ('Najibs') which Canning discounts; even turbulent zamindars and Rajas in Oudh accept British authority, and people who had taken refuge from their depre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

333. Mss Eur F231/2, p114

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/2, p114
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 8 March; will not act against Persia before Vernon Smith's instructions arrive; Bombay Govt has orders from Secret Committee to comply with any requisition Murray may make for troops – Canning has advised [he cannot order] Lord Elphinstone (Governor of Bombay...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

334. 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

335. Mss Eur F231/2, p219

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/2, p219
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Canning's letter of 22 April (2); Panmure rejects proposal to substitute Company for Queen's two cavalry regiments so that economy will be impossible; if Persia does not evacuate Herat, Canning should prepare for war but take no aggressive step without distinct instructions from home...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

336. Mss Eur F231/2, p247

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/2, p247
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Written from Aden; better barracks being built for European [but not Indian] troops which will forestall criticism of 'our present treatment of white flesh and blood'; criticises past policy towards Arabs, and current blockade of Berbera on African coast which probably harms those innocent of rec...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1856
Extent:
1 item

337. Mss Eur F231/6, p2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p2
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Vernon Smith's demand for reasons for Instructions [i.e. 'clemency' instructions] of 31 July partly anticipated by despatch of previous mail, and another despatch goes today; Canning does not understand why they are considered untimely; incredible that lies that J P Grant had released 150 mutinee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1857
Extent:
1 item

338. Mss Eur F231/6, p89

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/6, p89
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 8 January; procedure for making recommendations for honours; Bartle Frere much less deserving of honour than several others; premature to award civil honours until Lucknow has been recovered; is asking native princes to remove superscription of King of Delhi ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

339. Mss Eur F231/11, f23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/11, f23
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Canning's assessment of Sir Colin Campbell (new C-in-C, India) who arrived 10 days ago – Grant more useful for staff work currently in hand, but Campbell inspires more confidence as field commander; Campbell's chief difficulties are lack of headquarters staff (which followed Anson to Delhi, but w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

340. Mss Eur F231/11, f39

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/11, f39
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 27 July; no prominent good news to tell, but 'general aspect of affairs is improving'; situation at Delhi where strength is much increased thanks to exertions of John Lawrence; siege train has arrived, but Canning thinks internal divisions among mutineers qui...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Sep 1857
Extent:
1 item