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301. Mss Eur F90/30, no.52

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Mss Eur F90/30, no.52
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Wood's letter of 31 July; no objection to Bowring's proposal to settle Mysore family in tract south of Cauvery river once main question is disposed of, but no such concession should be offered initially; his Council are opposed to expenditure for Paris Exhibition but Lawrence thinks ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

302. Mss Eur F90/30, no.53

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.53
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Recommends Arthur Roberts as successor to Hawkins; Godavari irrigation scheme; need to decide whether future irrigation works should be undertaken by Govt or private enterprise; regarding ordnance affairs, hopes Wood will consent to no new appointments or commissions – many things worthier of exp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

303. Mss Eur F90/30, no.54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.54
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Need to reach arrangement with Russia and Turkey to utilise telegraph communication through Persia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

304. Mss Eur F90/30, no.55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.55
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Wood's letters of 12 August; willing to give up plan to visit Agra, but nowhere does Governor-General have 'less influence, and can do less good than in Calcutta and Bengal'; Massey says little but appears to think financial situation may not require further taxation; opium revenue; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

305. Mss Eur F90/30, no.56

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.56
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Policy in event of Wahabi Amir attacking Imam of Muscat; need to forestall French influence in Muscat and to prevent it falling into hands of a 'fanatical and dangerous' sect; requests power to instruct Admiral in Indian Seas to send man-of-war to Wahabi ports.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

306. Mss Eur F90/30, no.57

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.57
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Wood's letter of 28 August; agrees 12 years' occupancy should not give right to hold land against will of landlord; policy in Bhutan; begs to be relieved of as much artillery as possible; Field Artillery more useful than Horse Artillery in India; have said officially British Infantry...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

307. Mss Eur F90/30, no.58

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.58
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Urges decision on irrigation policy which is exciting attention in India; irrigation works will increase revenue; prefers State to undertake work, and justifies borrowing for this purpose, but allowing private enterprise to do it would be preferable to doing nothing, despite loss to State.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

308. Mss Eur F90/30, no.59

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.59
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Suggests amendment to clause in Act of Parliament defining period of service of Legislative Council members; problem of Mysore family [i.e. descendants of Tipu Sultan].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

309. Mss Eur F90/30, no.60

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.60
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Murder of Lt Ommanney at Mardan; reminds Wood of request in letter of 14 June for medical man for Lawrence Asylum at Sanawar.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

310. Mss Eur F90/30, no.61

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.61
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Gwalior affairs and apparent wish of Maharaja Scindia to resign in favour of an adopted son; wish of Sir Jung Bahadur (Maharaja of Nepal) to visit England; policy in Bhutan; Eden's failure there came down to an error of judgement.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

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