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321. Mss Eur F90/30, no.72

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Mss Eur F90/30, no.72
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Wood's letter of 1 November]; explains his position on borrowing for irrigation works; Indian Govt opposes sending a body of cavalry to Aden, believing it could do nothing against Arab marauders, but will reconsider Frere's request (for third time); negotiations with Bhotias; military ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1865
Extent:
1 item

322. Mss Eur F90/30, no.73

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Mss Eur F90/30, no.73
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Wood's letter of 17 November; Bhotias have not yet surrendered guns; defends decision to make peace; English press in India oppose treaty; gives reasons for supporting proposal by Mansfield to establish Govt newspaper; Services used 'to be more on the side of the State than they now ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1865
Extent:
1 item

323. Mss Eur F90/30, no.74

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Mss Eur F90/30, no.74
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Encloses extract from note by Col J R Becher (Commissioner of Peshawar) on border situation; reasons for opposing suggestion of sending troop of 100 horse to Aden to maintain law and order; suggests larger body of camel-men could be raised from friendly local arabs; asks whether Wood is willing t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Dec 1865
Extent:
1 item

324. Mss Eur F90/31, no.7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.7
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
(Letters 1 to 6, 8, 8A, and 11 missing from letter book) Refers to Wood's letter of 25 December, which he thinks unfair on question of borrowing for irrigation; Govt of India sketched plan for irrigation works spread over series of years for which they might gradually borrow up to given sum; wi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 item

325. Mss Eur F90/31, no.9

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Mss Eur F90/31, no.9
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Refers to Wood's letter of 1 January; disagrees that it was unfortunate that question of tenant right was raised in Oudh, and restates his position on subject; advance in Bhutan; rise in mortality among British troops in India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 item

326. Mss Eur F90/31, no.10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.10
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Wood's letter of 9 January (2) and denies in detail rumour that he invited only Christian native gentlemen to balls, etc; Hindus and Muslims have been invited to all social functions except balls; until recently did not invite any native gentlemen to balls, because he believes native...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 item

327. Mss Eur F90/31, no.12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.12
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to de Grey
Scope & Content:
Willing to correspond with de Grey in same frank way as with Wood; lost guns have been recovered from Bhutan; summarises Bhutan situation; 'the general state of affairs in India is certainly very satisfactory'; financial situation is only cause for anxiety; need to spend more on development – suc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1866
Extent:
1 item

328. Mss Eur F90/31, no.13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.13
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to de Grey
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges de Grey's letter of 19 February; advises against giving Maharaja of Jodhpur Star of India if it is not to become meaningless; has acquiesced in budget decision to impose no new taxation; railways unable to cope with volume of freight; convulsion as Muscat and fear of increased Wahabi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1866
Extent:
1 item

329. Mss Eur F90/31, no.14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.14
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to de Grey
Scope & Content:
Protests at despatch just received exonerating Eden from the (very mild) censure of Govt of India of his conduct in Bhutan in 1864; failure to trust judgement of Govt of India in such trivial point will undermine its authority; tendency of events is 'to weaken the influence of the Governor-Genera...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1866
Extent:
1 item

330. Mss Eur F90/31, no.15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.15
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to de Grey
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges de Grey's letter of 3 March; defends competition method of recruitment to ICS; immense improvement in journey times (especially for troops) achieved by railways; need for single lines to be doubled, and to increase rolling stock; had been unwell latterly at Calcutta; unsettled politi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1866
Extent:
1 item

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