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62. Mss Eur F231/13/33
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/33
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Preparations at Bombay for Persian campaign; size (5000 men) and objectives of force; decision, chiefly on grounds of expense, not to send division from Bengal as well as one from Bombay; further justification for not sending officers to Herat; more money will have to be given to Amir; small subs...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 8 Sep 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
63. Mss Eur F231/13/37
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/37
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Preparations for Persian expedition; Capt J F Jones (Indian Navy, Political Agent, Persian Gulf) reports great difficulties of roads between Bushire and Shiraz, and in obtaining transport animals from Turkish side of Gulf; Bombay Govt estimates cost of expedition for Sep 1856-Apr 1857 at 52 lakhs...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 8 Oct 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
64. Mss Eur F231/13/38
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/38
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Discusses at length impracticability of any inland operations in Persia with only six regiments of European infantry; therefore an advance beyond Bushire to Shiraz would be extremely hazardous; India can spare no more European troops – Canning has already gone to 'the utmost bounds of prudence'; ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 23 Oct 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
65. Mss Eur F231/13/39
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/39
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Receipt of instructions for Persian expedition to sail; it plans to rendezvous on 25 November at entrance to Gulf; comments on its commander General Stalker; if operations inland are embarked on Canning proposes to put Anson in charge; important that commander of mixed force of Queen's and Compan...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 8 Nov 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
66. Mss Eur F231/13/42
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/42
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Policy towards Afghanistan following fall of Herat to Persia; Lawrence is to meet Dost Muhammad; degree of support to be given latter; an independent Herat, however desirable, is not feasible – its ruler must depend on either Persia or Afghanistan; contests view that Herat is the key to India – 5...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 7 Dec 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
67. Mss Eur F231/13/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/1
- 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
68. Mss Eur F231/13/7
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/7
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Moderates earlier criticisms of Outram in view of his ill health.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 23 Apr 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item
69. Mss Eur F231/13/12
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/12
- 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
70. Mss Eur F231/13/16
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/13/16
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Describes reception accorded King of Oudh (who is in neighbourhood of Calcutta but has not visited Fort William), his refusal to answer letters from one Menzies who [probably falsely] purported to be the King's agent, and Oudh Court's repudiation of Bird.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 3 Jun 1856
- Extent:
- 1 item