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61. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/38

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/38
Title:
No. 36: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
States that Canning's letter of 19 Jun is still the latest received. The newspapers and merchants all believe Delhi is taken; the Cabinet entirely agree with Canning as to Delhi's great political importance. The reduction of the Commissariat is now very unfortunate. The writer fears reinforcemen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

62. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/39

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/39
Title:
No. 37: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Writes that he has Canning's letter of 4 Jul and a later telegram announcing the deaths of Barnard and Henry Lawrence. Recapitulates other news. Punishment of the sepoys is under consideration, asks for Canning's lawyers opinion on their deportation. There is news that Russian officers are going...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

63. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/41

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/41
Title:
No. 39: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Writes that the letter of 9 Aug has been more alarming than any previous one. Hopes the addition of Generals will be satisfactory. Explains why troops were not sent via Suez; comments on reinforcements. Comments on the loan in India. Palmerston wishes Canning to ask Elgin and Ashburnham if India...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1857
Extent:

1 item

64. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/42

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/42
Title:
No. 40: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
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Comments on the news. Asks why there are not steam or gun-boats for the Ganges. Asks for an explanation of the inconsistency of refusing Nepalese aid one week, and accepting it the next week. The writer considers the Nepalese a useless force at present, and a potential danger. There is great dif...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1857
Extent:

2 items

65. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/50

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/50
Title:
No. 46: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Rejoices in the news of the relief of Lucknow. He has seen Captain Lowe, and heard his account of Delhi. Wilson is a Bart. and others CBs and KCBs. Has not yet received from the Court of Directors Canning's comments on the petition for his recall. The next session will see a Bill for the better ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Dec 1857
Extent:

3 items

66. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/51

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/51
Title:
No. 46a: Extract of letter from Lord Palmerston to Robert Vernon Smith
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Asks Vernon Smith to tell Canning that he has heard that a geography book intended for a school in Bengal was objected to by a Hindu, because the geographic theory therein was opposed to the Hindu religion, and thereupon the book was withdrawn by order of Government. This is too absurd to be tru...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1858
Extent:

1 item