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81. Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/51

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/51
Title:
Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:
Encloses newscutting suggesting that delays caused by practice of each member of Governor-General's Council minuting on all matters, regardless of departmental responsibility, could be obviated by converting Council into Cabinet; many informed judges share this view; fears newly established India...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1859
Extent:
1 item

82. Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/54
Title:
Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:
Suggests William Tayler (late Commissioner of Patna) has been punished too severely for his shortcomings in that post during mutiny.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1859
Extent:
1 item

83. Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/72

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/72
Title:
Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:
Realises from papers recently received that Tayler's conduct was worse than he originally thought.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

84. Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/76

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/76
Title:
Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:
Discusses at length arguments for reconstituting Governor-General's Executive Council to be composed of departmental heads (i.e. Secretaries to Govt of India); feels force of these arguments but the change would be revolutionary, would involve the loss of the best prizes open to the civil service...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

85. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/3
Title:
Letter from Canning to Ellenborough
Scope & Content:
Campbell's plans for entering Rohilkhand, and other troop dispositions; Canning will have as many civil officers and police levies as can be spared to follow up troops – disposition of Hindu population should make pacification easier than in Oudh; Rose has taken Jhansi; some Oudh zamindars have c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1858
Extent:
1 item

86. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/6
Title:
Letter from Canning to Ellenborough
Scope & Content:
Secret letter of 17 March respecting reward for Nepal has arrived – it tallies with Canning's intentions in general, but he hopes Ellenborough will relax some of his detailed instructions.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1858
Extent:
1 item

87. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/10
Title:
Letter from Canning to Ellenborough
Scope & Content:
Rose has taken Kalpi, Canning proposes GCB for him; review of military situation especially in Oudh; Pathans have been harassing for last eight/ten months; fears of possible outbreak in Deccan which Madras would be ill equipped to deal with – Canning is therefore asking Grey whether he could spar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1858
Extent:
1 item

88. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/15
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Outlines mutiny services of Lt-Col Patrick Gordon in support of recommendation for his promotion to Colonel which Duke of Cambridge has rejected; regrets that Cambridge is allowing officers of royal army (e.g. 'smart subalterns of Hussars') to go home when officers and civilians in Company servic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1858
Extent:
1 item

89. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/16
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Plot detected among Sikhs of 10th Punjab regiment; Canning's fears regarding Sikhs and need to maintain adequate European troops in India; of disarmed infantry regiments in Punjab five likely to be retained but at reduced strength – probably not more than 3000 men; raising of police in Punjab and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1858
Extent:
1 item

90. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/19
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Question of what territory to be returned to Nepal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Sep 1858
Extent:
1 item