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1. Mss Eur F231/11

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Mss Eur F231/11
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Scope & Content:
Letters from Lord Canning Vol 3 [formerly Mss Eur B324] Dated as: 3 Jul 1857 17 Mar 1858
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1858
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Mss Eur F231/11, f1

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Mss Eur F231/11, f1
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
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Indian financial situation, in context of losses and military expenditure caused by rebellion; forced to abandon all public works for present, except for real necessities of military and civil establishments, involving large waste of effort and previous investment in unfinished works; impossible ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1857
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F231/11, f19

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Mss Eur F231/11, f19
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Encloses summary* of events during last fortnight taken from letter to EIC Chairman; mismanagement of disarming at Dinapore will cripple revenue even further and divert troops intended for Havelock's reinforcement to pacifying Bihar and Bengal; Outram's return a godsend; preparation of P&O ve...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F231/11, f32

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Mss Eur F231/11, f32
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Thanks for expressions of confidence in Vernon Smith's letter of 10 July; no longer any fear of Wilson retreating from Delhi; improvement in situation in Bihar and Bengal; telegraph working again between Calcutta and Benares; Lucknow and Cawnpore 'are subjects of deep anxiety'; failure of Haveloc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F231/11, f43

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Mss Eur F231/11, f43
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Situation at Delhi; hopes Vernon Smith will approve his orders not to entertain overtures from King of Delhi; John Lawrence, Gen Wilson and Greathed (Political Officer in camp) favoured receiving them, but to have done so before King was 'under our heel would have been disgraceful'; Outram's and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Sep 1857
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F231/11, f78

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Mss Eur F231/11, f78
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Procedure for awarding honours; gunboats cannot be used on Ganges above Calcutta; Govt of India has worked hard to supply shallow steamboats capable of carrying large numbers of troops; railway locomotive engines have been adapted for use on boats; explains how gunboats can be used; two ships bei...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F231/11, f104

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Mss Eur F231/11, f104
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
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Has arrived at Allahabad; reasons for move – chiefly to give landholders and taluqdars of Oudh opportunity of submission; also to regulate relations between military and civil authorities which are not harmonious - Canning intends administer North Western Provinces himself; administrative and jud...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F231/11, f127

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/11, f127
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Operations at Lucknow going well; only mischance has been attack on loyal Raja whom Rose was unable to assist because his forces were already divided as much as was safe.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1858
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F231/11, f128

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Mss Eur F231/11, f128
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Campbell likely to begin operations at Lucknow before arrival of Jung Bahadur, but it now seems that this will not upset the latter; did not expect Home Govt to welcome Nepalese assistance; describes its value; Gurkha soldiers brave, honest and orderly, but other shortcomings of their officers an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1858
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F231/11, f138

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/11, f138
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Campbell has no doubt that Mansfield should succeed him as C-in-C in event of his death and Canning agrees.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1858
Extent:
1 item

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