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31. Mss Eur F699/2/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/2/4/1
Title:
Letters from Queen Victoria to Charlotte Canning
Scope & Content:
Correspondence from Queen Victoria, written to Charlotte Canning in England and India. Letters written before Charlotte Canning's departure for India include invitation by the Queen for her to become Lady of the Bedchamber, 28 May 1842, with copy of Charlotte Canning's reply, and letter regardin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1842-1861
Extent:
1 folder (45 items, including wrappers, 125 folios)

32. Mss Eur F699/2/2/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/2/2/2/6
Title:
Fragments of India Journal
Scope & Content:
Burned fragments of Charlotte Canning's journal recording her experiences in India, with newspaper cuttings and other inserted notes. The original diary fragments have been conserved and housed in three boxes (Part 1, 2 & 3), and arranged into chronological order where material can be dated....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1859-Oct 1859
Extent:

3 boxes (25 sheets) & 2 fascicules (24 folios)

33. Mss Eur F699/2/5/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/2/5/8
Title:
Lord Harris
Scope & Content:
Wrapper ‘To Viscountess Canning 1857-61 from Lord Harris’ 45 letters from Lord Harris to Charlotte Canning, from Madras, India & England. Also enclosed letter from G. Paulet Cameron, Madras Club, to Lord Harris 18 Dec 1858. Also letter from H.A. Murray [Private Secretary] to Lady Canning, 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1855-1861
Extent:
1 folder (49 items, including wrappers)

34. Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/50
Title:
Miscellaneous newspapers
Scope & Content:
Pages from miscellaneous newspapers. The Times, 27 June 1859, pp. 9-10 The Times, 9 Apr 1861, pp. 7-10 Supplement to The Englishman, Calcutta, 10 June 1861 Supplement to The Englishman, Calcutta, 13 June 1861 The Englishman Extraordinary, 18 October 1861 The Times, 14 December 1861
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1859-14 Dec 1861
Extent:

1 oversize portfolio (6 items)

35. Mss Eur F699/1/4/10/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/10/2
Title:
Household Account Book
Scope & Content:
Account book showing detailed household expenditure for the Canning household, including table expenses, stores, lighting, wages of servants, stables, horses and carriages, purchases including jewellery, donations and charity, freight and duty, miscellaneous expenses, and wine. Also includes det...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1856-Apr 1862
Extent:
1 volume (oversize)

36. Mss Eur F699/1/3/11/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/11/1
Title:
Telegrams Received
Scope & Content:
Register of telegrams received, arranged alphabetically by subject rather than by sender. The register entries record the number of the message, who the message was addressed to, the sender, the date of the message, and a copy of the message itself. Original telegrams received can be found at ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1858-Jan 1862
Extent:
1 volume

37. Mss Eur F699/1/3/12/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/3/12/1
Title:
Telegrams Despatched
Scope & Content:
Register of telegrams despatched, arranged alphabetically by name of recipient, place, and subject. The register entries record the number of the message, who the message was addressed to, the sender (usually either the Governor General or the Military Secretary to the Governor General), the dat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1858-Mar 1862
Extent:
1 volume

38. Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/35
Title:
Noad Pension
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and legal opinions regarding Treasury pension paid to Mrs Noad [half-sister of George Canning], including rights of Miss Louisa Thompson and her sister to portion of the payment. Includes legal opinions on the case.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1842-Jul 1842
Extent:
1 folder (16 items)

39. Mss Eur F699/1/4/11/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/11/7
Title:
Phrenological Characters
Scope & Content:
Notes relating to phrenological examinations by James Deville in 1845 and Donovan, 1849 of unidentified individuals, including 'Lady No. 2' . Papers relating to character traits of members of the Canning family analysed by their handwriting can be found amongst Charlotte Canning's papers, Mss Eur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1845-1849
Extent:

1 folder (6 items)

40. 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)