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71. Mss Eur F699/1/4/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/2
Title:
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous papers relating to the period Charles Canning served as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1841-45). Includes material from an earlier date collected by Canning. For additional material relating to Canning's work at the Foreign Office, see also series of material describ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1817-1849
Extent:
1 box (7 folders) & 1 volume

72. Mss Eur F699/1/4/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/6
Title:
Papers Filed in Lettered Pigeon Holes
Scope & Content:
Series of miscellaneous personal papers, including those relating to Charles Canning's political positions as Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, as Commissioner for Woods and Forests, and as Postmaster General. Many of the bundles are marked 'F.O.' for Foreign Office. These papers a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1823-1855
Extent:

8 boxes (61 folders) & 1 oversize portfolio

73. Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/2
Title:
India Copy Letter Journal
Scope & Content:
Charlotte Canning's copy letter journal, written at Barrackpore and Calcutta, in wrapper. Includes pen & ink sketches, such as detailed plan of the house at Barrackpore, drawings of people, plants & birds. These journal parts were removed from family correspondence, 2016.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1856-17 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 folder (50 folios)

74. Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/4
Title:
India Copy Letter Journal
Scope & Content:
Charlotte Canning's copy letter journals, written to her mother and family from India. These journals cover the period of the Indian Mutiny, including the siege of Lucknow, the siege and massacre at Cawnpore, and the re-taking of Delhi. Loose leaves, compiled within a hard cover binder. For en...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1857-10 Dec 1857
Extent:
1 folder (17 parts, 223 folios)

75. Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/5
Title:
India Copy Letter Journal
Scope & Content:
Charlotte Canning's copy letter journals, written to her mother and family from India. Loose leaves enclosed in typescript wrappers, compiled within a hard cover binder. For entries 24 Dec 1857-21 Feb 1858, 8-19 Apr 1858, 22 Apr-3 May see Mss Eur F699/2/2/3/3. Consists of the following parts: ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1857-26 Dec 1859
Extent:
1 folder (15 parts, 211 folios)

76. Mss Eur F699/1/4/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/10
Title:
Indian Household Accounts
Scope & Content:
Various volumes and papers relating to the running of the Governor General's household.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1862
Extent:

2 boxes (4 volumes & 1 folder)

77. Mss Eur F699/2/5/31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/2/5/31
Title:
Papers relating to Purchases and Commissions
Scope & Content:
Items in this file were damaged by fire in Charlotte Canning's tent, Dec 1859 and underwent conservation in 2017. Material, including correspondence, memos, bills, receipts and accounts, relating to the purchase and commissioning of items for Lady Canning. Purchasing and commissioning of items ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1861
Extent:

1 folder (115 items)

78. Mss Eur F699/1/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/2/2
Title:
Private Secretary: Letters Received
Scope & Content:
This sub-series contains folders of numbered sets of correspondence, each set usually consisting of an original letter sent to the Private Secretary to the Governor General, or to the Governor General, a copy of the reply from the Private Secretary, and any other papers. The correspondence was o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1856-Mar 1862
Extent:
61 boxes (253 folders)

79. Mss Eur F699/1/2/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/2/3
Title:
Private Secretary: Copy Letters Despatched
Scope & Content:
Three bound volumes containing copies of letters from the Private Secretary to the Governor General to numerous individuals. These letters are mostly replies to letters sent to the Private Secretary to the Governor General, or to the Governor General, concerning applications for posts, and other...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1856-1 Jun 1857
Extent:
6 volumes

80. Mss Eur F699/1/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/3
Title:
Military Secretary: Copy Letters Despatched
Scope & Content:
Volumes of copy letters sent on behalf of Charles Canning by the Military Secretary. The volumes are arranged into three series of 'Public', 'Demi-Official', and 'Private' letters. They are sent primarily from Government House, Calcutta, but also from Allahabad in 1858.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1859
Extent:
8 volumes