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121. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/37

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/37
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to Stanley's letter of 5 October; question of reward for faithful Lucknow regiments; discusses question of excessive severity in punishing rebels [cf Stanley's letter of 24 September] – Canning thinks civilians have been more severe than military 'but the difficulty of keeping either of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1858
Extent:
1 item

122. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/42
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Stanley's letters of 9 and 15 [sic ? 17] November; important Duleep Singh should not visit India at present; his mother is making mischief and Jung Bahadur may be giving her encouragement; her intrigues chiefly directed at Kashmir – Lawrence has recently visited its Maharaja and repo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1858
Extent:
1 item

123. Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/44

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/44
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to his letter of 1 December; has reverted to original intention to appoint Edmonstone as Lt-Governor of N.W. Provinces; need for increase in salary of Under-Secretary in Foreign Dept where business has increased enormously; no obvious candidate to succeed Edmonstone as Foreign Secretary.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1858
Extent:
1 item

124. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/1
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Has overcome some opposition from Court of Directors to supplying Canning with crore and a half of silver bullion [£1.5 million approx]; almost universal disapproval at home, shared by Palmerston and himself of Canning's order to magistrates inculcating forbearance to offenders; objection also ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Oct 1857
Extent:
1 item

125. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/4
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Sepoy regiments who volunteered for China should be sent there with some Europeans 'to look after them' as soon as they can be spared; [incomplete].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item

126. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/11
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Defends himself and colleagues from implication in Canning's letter of 24 December that they had not done enough to vindicate him; question of transportation of sepoys to Andamans or colonies; renewing proposal to Court of Directors regarding 'black' regiments [this time apparently to be raised i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

127. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/12
Title:
Letter from Ellenborough to Canning
Scope & Content:
Unexpected change of Government sends him back to the India Board [Lord Palmerston's Government had fallen a few days earlier and had been succeeded by a Conservative administration under Lord Derby, with the Earl of Ellenborough becoming President of the Board of Control for the fourth time]; ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

128. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/20
Title:
Letter from Ellenborough to Canning
Scope & Content:
Asks for reports on efficiency of 'young gentlemen' recruited to civil service by competitive examination compared with that of those sent out under former system.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1858
Extent:
1 item

129. Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/1
Title:
Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:
Expresses hope, shared by his father Lord Derby (Prime Minister), that nothing that has passed in Parliament will lead Canning to resign; hopes Canning will write as frankly as he intends to do, and assures him of Government's support.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1858
Extent:
1 item

130. Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/4
Title:
Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:
India Bill has passed and royal proclamation on change of government is being drawn up.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1858
Extent:
1 item

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