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31. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/10
Title:
No. 10: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Writes of some information received from a secret agent about Russian intrigues in India, the names of persons in the plots, and certain hidden stores of arms and ammunition at Calcutta. Canning will have heard of this from Mangles. It is important that this information remains secret, and nothi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1857
Extent:
1 item

32. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/11
Title:
No. 11: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Writes that he has been told that an agent of the Oudh Royal Family was sent from England to Calcutta on 10 Sep to blow up the magazine in Fort William. The Governor General's Bodyguard are also said to be in the plot. Suggests Canning finds out what natives arrived by the mail leaving England a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item

33. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/12
Title:
No. 12: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Writes further to the plot mentioned in previous letter. Asks Canning if it is prudent to trust the guardianship of Government House to natives. Palmerston has been told that it was the Lotus flower and not the Latah cup that was handed from man to man through some of the native Regiments. The r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item

34. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/13
Title:
No. 13: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Sends a little deal box to Canning with two specimens of the chuppattee cakes. Asks for troops to settle Canton.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1857
Extent:
1 item

35. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/14
Title:
No. 14: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Sends two of the little Indian cakes to Canning; tells him how to extract the leaf on which the message is written.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1857
Extent:
1 item

36. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/15
Title:
No. 15: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Congratulates Canning on the result of the debate on the Vote of Thanks. Canning was praised by every man whose opinion was worth having.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

37. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/16
Title:
No. 16: Letter from Sir Charles Wood
Scope & Content:
Reports the passing of the Vote of Thanks. Disraeli led the opposition, and moved the previous question. Eventually he was forced to withdraw his motion. Hopes Canning will be able to spare the Naval Brigade.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

38. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/17
Title:
No. 17: Letter from the Duke of Argyll
Scope & Content:
Congratulates Canning on his successes both in India and in England. Discusses the Clemency Proclamation. Argyll was able to contradict every allegation made against Canning in the House of Lords. Although nine tenths of the charges against the East India Company are unjust and absurd, the form ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

39. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/18
Title:
No. 18: Letter from the Marquess of Clanricarde
Scope & Content:
Congratulates Canning on the debates in the Houses. Lord Derby had very little support. Argyll spoke well and is better liked than he was by the House. Clanricarde has been subjected to a great deal of abuse on account of his place in the Government. Wishes to hear Canning's views on the change ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

40. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/19
Title:
No. 19: Letter from Mr Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Replies that he did not mean to disapprove of Canning's use of the Gurkhas, only to regret the necessity of their employment. Hopes Canning will press the Home Government for some reward for James Outram, who seems to have behaved admirably. Lord Ellenborough has a dislike of Outram and will req...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1858
Extent:
1 item

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