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861. Mss Eur F699/1/4/2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/2/9
Title:
Volume regarding 'Report of Commissioners for revising instructions issued to Naval Officers employed in suppressing the slave trade'
Scope & Content:
Bound volume containing draft memoranda addressed to the Earl of Aberdeen, regarding 'Report of Commissioners for revising instructions issued to naval officers in suppressing the slave trade', dated 17 Aug 1843. Includes 32 printed enclosures as evidence presented to Parliament, consisting of p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1817-1843
Extent:

1 volume

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

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/3/1
Title:
Papers relating to appointment to and administration of the General Post Office
Scope & Content:
Letter to 'My dear Carlo', 3 Jan 1853, from 'C' [Marquis of Clanricarde], stating that Canning has 'done wrong' in accepting the position at the Post Office. Letter from R.W. Grey, Whitehall, forwarding letter from sent to Lord Palmerston, dated 18 Oct 1853, giving suggestions for the reorganis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1853
Extent:
1 folder (6 items)

863. Mss Eur F699/1/4/3/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/3/2
Title:
Correspondence relating to Rowland Hill and Colonel William Maberly
Scope & Content:
File of correspondence relating to conflict at the Post Office between the two secretaries Rowland Hill and William Maberly. Includes correspondence between Charles Canning and Lord Aberdeen, suggesting Maberly move to the Audit Office. Letters from Rowland Hill to the Postmaster General, 18 Ju...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1853-25 Apr 1854
Extent:
1 folder (11 items)

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

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/3/3
Title:
Papers relating to the Postal Service in France
Scope & Content:
File of material mostly relating to arrangements for appointments in the French postal service. Contains the following: Wrapper 'From M. Edouard Thayer'. Memoranda, in French, describing the method of appointment to the postal service, with two copies of printed 'Conditions de candidature pour...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852-1854
Extent:
1 folder (25 items)

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

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/3/4
Title:
Correspondence relating to George Oswald
Scope & Content:
File of correspondence between George Oswald, Charles Canning and Lord Palmerston, relating to George Oswald's application for appointment as Collector of Stamps and Taxes in Ayr, Scotland.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1855-Oct 1855
Extent:

1 folder (10 items)

866. Mss Eur F699/1/4/3/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/3/5
Title:
Resignation as Postmaster General
Scope & Content:
Letter from Lord Aberdeen, 31 Jan 1855, informing Canning that he will lay his resignation of the office of Postmaster General before the Queen. Letter from Lord Palmerston, 7 Nov 1855 requesting canning should continue in the Cabinet until he leave for India. Letter from Charles F. Scott, G.P...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1855-24 Nov 1855
Extent:

1 folder (3 items, 6 folios)

867. Mss Eur F699/1/4/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/4/1
Title:
Papers relating to the Law of Marriage
Scope & Content:
Two printed documents detailing laws of marriage, regarding change of law and Deceased Wife's Sister Act. Printed document, May 1844: ‘Law of Marriage. Remarks.’, ‘Marriage with the Sister of a Deceased Wife. The following brief remarks are sumitted to those who take park in framing the laws or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1844
Extent:
1 folder (2 items)

868. Mss Eur F699/1/4/4/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/4/2
Title:
Correspondence with Lord George Bentinck
Scope & Content:
Bundle of correspondence relating to Lord George Bentinck's attempts in 1846 to unearth information relating to Sir Robert Peel's conduct towards George Canning in 1827, after Bentinck had accused Peel of hounding George Canning and equivocating over the issue of Catholic Emancipation. Consists ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1846-Jul 1846
Extent:
1 folder (16 items)

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

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/4/3
Title:
Correspondence with Lord Granville
Scope & Content:
Three letters from Lord Granville to Charles Canning, Jul 1851-Jan 1852, with two replies by Canning. Refers to Granville's appointment to the Foreign Office in Dec 1851, and the possibility of Canning succeeding Lord Normanby as Ambassador to Paris. Also printed obituary of Granville Leveson-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1846-1852
Extent:
1 folder (6 items)

870. Mss Eur F699/1/4/4/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/4/4
Title:
Correspondence with Lord John Russell
Scope & Content:
Letter from Lord John Russell, 3 Aug 1850, offering Canning position on the commission of enquiry into the state and revenues of Oxford University, with copy of Canning's reply, 5 Aug 1850, declining the position.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850
Extent:
1 folder (2 items, 4 folios)