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591. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.27

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.27
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 26 March; suggests Cranborne's decision on Mysore should stand; explains why he supports annexation in this case; regarding Orissa Famine Commission Report, comments on his failure to overrule his Council and insist on Lt-Governor of Bengal importing food at the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

592. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.31

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.31
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 20 April; probably right to allow Burmese mission to France to proceed; reasons for opposing annexation of Burma; survey of route from Rangoon to Burma/China frontier desired by Lord Cranborne now complete; either road or railway would be too costly, especially ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

593. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.32

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.32
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to his own letter of 8 January; recommendations for 2nd and 3rd classes of Star of India; services of Maharaja Man Singh in securing assent of taluqdars of Oudh to ameliorations in terms of subordinate land tenures, to whom Lawrence has promised Star of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1867-29 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

594. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.34

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.34
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 3 May; agrees Licence Tax should have gone higher, but futile for Lawrence to propose it, in view of lack of support in his Council and at home; need for careful planning of Abyssinian expedition; comments on British Army officers recommended by Duke of Cambridg...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

595. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.40

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.40
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
On relative merits of British and native rule, points out Sikh officials could not enter frontier areas without heavy guard, while for British two police horsemen suffice; appointment of Dwarkanath Mitter to High Court; Col Elphinstone's management of Punjab railway giving cause for concern; refe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

596. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.50

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.50
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 3 August; Abyssinian expedition should be launched by January; availability of transport in Africa will determine whether this is feasible; understands that whole expedition will be responsibility of Fitzgerald and Napier, role of Bengal being to support them; p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1867
Extent:
1 item

597. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.57

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.57
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Encloses minutes by himself and others on Central Asian politics [not present].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1867
Extent:
1 item

598. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.66

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.66
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 18 October (1); has acquiesced in all Napier's proposals for Abyssinian expedition despite doubts on some points; unfairness of India having to pay ordinary expenses of troops on expedition; damage caused by cyclone not as great as feared; Orissa recovering quic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1867
Extent:
1 item

599. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.68

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.68
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Anstey's hope for Recordership of Moulmein; regret at Northcote's decision to have no Govt Directors for Bank of Bombay; terms offered to Orissa Irrigation Company liberal but far better than guarantee system – Lawrence's criticisms of latter; views on need for Governor-General and his Council to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Dec 1867
Extent:
1 item

600. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32B, no.70
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Proposals for Income tax and Licence tax to replace current Licence tax being sent home; views on financial policy; reviving Income tax means it will be available to be increased in emergency; only alternative to Income tax would be periodic borrowing which would be 'simply suicidal'; salt tax; e...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1867
Extent:
1 item