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1. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1
Title:
Letters from and to Queen Victoria
Scope & Content:
Six letters from Queen Victoria to Charles Canning, Aug 1856 - Sep 1861, with copies of twelve replies from Charles Canning to Queen Victoria, Jul 1856 - Dec 1861. Also three letters to Lord de Tabley, written on behalf of Queen Victoria, Aug 1862 - Mar 1863 regarding possible return of her lett...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1856-24 Mar 1863
Extent:
1 volume (21 items)

2. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/1

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/1
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Osborne House
Scope & Content:
Thanks Lord Canning for his interesting letter of 3 Jul, she is always glad to hear about India. All that Lord Canning tells her is satisfactory, though as he truly says, no-one can prophesy for 24 hours that peace will not be disturbed. The Queen fears that the occupation of Herat by the Persia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/2

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/2
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Windsor Castle
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Thanks Lord Canning for his letter, written when he was not aware of the fall of Delhi. News of this has reached the Queen though without any details; news of the fate of Lucknow is awaited with intense anxiety. The Queen entirely shares Lord Canning's feelings of sorrow and indignation at the s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/3

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/3
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Windsor Castle
Scope & Content:
Writes of her pleasure in hearing from Lord Canning of the enormous Empire which is so bright a jewel in her Crown. She hopes the Proclamation will be the beginning of a new era; she is glad Canning approves of the passage about religion, on which the Queen insisted. She hopes that the certainty...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Dec 1858
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/4

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/4
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Buckingham Palace
Scope & Content:
The Queen, at Buckingham Palace, expresses her joy and gratitude at the end of the Mutiny, and her sense of Lord Canning's services. The Viceroy will hear from Lord Stanley about the new Order of Chivalry which she hopes will bind many of the native Princes by a personal tie with their sovereign...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 May 1858
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/5

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/5
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Osborne House
Scope & Content:
Thanks Lord Canning for his account of his progress through her Indian Dominions. She has just seen Lord Clyde, looking very well, and speaking enthusiastically of Lord Canning. Lord Elphinstone has died. Comments on the birth of her second grandchild. No news has yet come about the Prince of Wal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1860
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/6

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/6
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Balmoral
Scope & Content:
Has not heard from Lord Canning for some time, but is happy to hear indirectly that he is well, and his affairs prosper. She is gratified to see how peaceful her India Dominions are, this must be a source of pride to Lord Canning. She offers him the Rangership of the Park at Blackheath, with the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sept 1861
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/8

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/8
Title:
Copy of letter from Lord Canning to Queen Victoria
Scope & Content:
Congratulates the Queen and the Prince on the capture of Bushire, with comments. Describes the death of Lieutenant Colonel Malet in the action. Sends a plan of Bushire (not enclosed). All over India there is uninterrupted quiet. Dost Mahomed is at Peshawar, conferring with Sir John Lawrence abou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/9

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/9
Title:
Copy of letter from Lord Canning to Queen Victoria
Scope & Content:
Regrets that he cannot report any marked success over the rebels; yet he feels confident that affairs are improving. Reinforcements have reached Delhi, and there is dissension in the City. The King of Delhi is now anxious to enter into negotiations; General Wilson has been forbidden to listen to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Sep 1857
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/10

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/10
Title:
Copy of letter from Lord Canning to Queen Victoria
Scope & Content:
Thanks the Queen for her letter; he read with great pleasure the Queen's words upon the spirit of bitter revenge which imbues many Englishmen against the Indians. He is grateful for Her Majesty's kind reference to the newspaper attacks on himself; his indifference to the attack is so complete as...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1857
Extent:
1 item