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111. Mss Eur F231/3, p106

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p106
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations at Bombay for Persian campaign; size (5000 men) and objectives of force; decision, chiefly on grounds of expense, not to send division from Bengal as well as one from Bombay; further justification for not sending officers to Herat; more money will have to be given to Amir; small subs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

112. Mss Eur F231/3, p109

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p109
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Justifies timing and terms of recently announced loan to be raised by Indian Govt.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

113. Mss Eur F231/3, p111

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p111
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Nothing to report from Oudh; political situation in Nepal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

114. Mss Eur F231/3, p128

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p128
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations for Persian expedition; Capt J F Jones (Indian Navy, Political Agent, Persian Gulf) reports great difficulties of roads between Bushire and Shiraz, and in obtaining transport animals from Turkish side of Gulf; Bombay Govt estimates cost of expedition for Sep 1856-Apr 1857 at 52 lakhs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

115. Mss Eur F231/3, p206

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p206
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Persian expedition; has shown Canning's letter [? of 23 October] on need for troops from England, if inland operations in Persia are proposed, to Palmerston, Clarendon and Panmure; refers to Canning's letter of 8 November (1); Dost Muhammad; complaints of Sykes and Court at Canning's declaration ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

116. Mss Eur F231/4, p2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p2
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Discusses at length impracticability of any inland operations in Persia with only six regiments of European infantry; therefore an advance beyond Bushire to Shiraz would be extremely hazardous; India can spare no more European troops – Canning has already gone to 'the utmost bounds of prudence'; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

117. Mss Eur F231/4, p14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p14
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Receipt of instructions for Persian expedition to sail; it plans to rendezvous on 25 November at entrance to Gulf; comments on its commander General Stalker; if operations inland are embarked on Canning proposes to put Anson in charge; important that commander of mixed force of Queen's and Compan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

118. Mss Eur F231/4, p39

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p39
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Afghanistan following fall of Herat to Persia; Lawrence is to meet Dost Muhammad; degree of support to be given latter; an independent Herat, however desirable, is not feasible – its ruler must depend on either Persia or Afghanistan; contests view that Herat is the key to India – 5...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

119. Mss Eur F231/4, p65

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p65
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Capture of Bushire caused little damage to property and no loss of civilian life, and good relations established with people, while enough has been done to show British strength and difficulty of withstanding it; blunders during operation; Canning has only criticisms of Leeke, but both praise and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

120. Mss Eur F231/4, p202

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p202
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Has received nothing from Canning of last month's date; two recent parliamentary debates on India, one in which missionaries were routed, other regarding demands of Manchester cotton men for assistance; Vernon Smith hopes something can be done to help latter; hopes Canning can keep down missionar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

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