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11. Mss Eur B380/2, f143

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Mss Eur B380/2, f143
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Encloses satisfactory letter from Fytche about Burma; prospects for rain; heat has caused great suffering and loss of life on the plains, especially in Gwalior; encloses letter from Henry Cayley at Leh on trade routes and more particularly on obstruction and intimidation faced by Indian traders h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1869
Extent:
1 item

12. Mss Eur B380/2, f185

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f185
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Comments on Irish politics; [refers to Argyll's letter of 2 July (1)] and comments on Indian land tenures in general; believes focus should be on establishing fair system for future rather than on consideration of past rights; in some areas rising rents may mean that to limited extent an 'Irish d...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1869
Extent:
1 item

13. Mss Eur B380/2, f277

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f277
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Suggestion that Sir Seymour Blane (formerly Military Secretary to Sir J Lawrence) should accompany Duke of Edinburgh; cholera among British troops; widespread distress in Rajputana; encloses letter from Cayley on Shaw's travels.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Aug 1869
Extent:
1 item

14. Mss Eur B380/2, f292

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f292
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Question of building Hooghly bridge; encloses letter from Fytche showing that Burma affairs have settled down; has sanctioned expenditure of lakh of rupees to relieve severe distress in Hissar; [cf Argyll to Mayo, 30 July]; great anxiety regarding financial situation; India a poorer country than ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1869
Extent:
1 item

15. Mss Eur B380/2, f403

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f403
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Marked private. Began to suspect something seriously wrong in financial position in April and has obtained much earlier than usual figures for the 'actuals' both for 1868/69 and 1st quarter of 1869/70; according to Financial Secretary no scrutiny of revenue and expenditure of current year has eve...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Sep 1869
Extent:
1 item

16. Mss Eur B380/3, f21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/3, f21
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Explains reasons for refusing Punjab Govt permission to mount another punitive expedition to Black Mountain (Hazara); last one was expensive and useless, but popular with local authorities because they offer easy way of winning KCBs and CSIs; Police Force now being formed for Peshawar Valley; as ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1869
Extent:
1 item

17. Mss Eur B380/3, f68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/3, f68
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Proposed Civil Engineering College in England might also provide for Survey, Telegraph, and Forest Depts all of which have great difficulty in securing first class men; such men badly needed to get best out of Native officers, but unfortunately many subordinate European officers do not command re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1869
Extent:
1 item

18. Mss Eur B380/3, f130

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/3, f130
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Requests instructions whether he should hold investiture to confer a GCSI on Duke of Edinburgh, which must be at Calcutta in view of abandonment of Durbar at Agra.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Oct 1869
Extent:
1 item

19. Mss Eur B380/3, f133

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/3, f133
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Financial reforms will be unpopular with subordinate officials; difficulty of getting information early enough; artillery despatch going by this mail – Durand wanted even greater reduction but Mayo considers Mansfield's objections conclusive; hopes passage in Financial Despatch pressing so strong...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Oct 1869
Extent:
1 item

20. Mss Eur B380/3, f209

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/3, f209
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Temple has arrived, approves of financial measures, and will introduce 2nd stage of Income Tax and Salt Bills in Legislative Council next Friday; problem of Duke of Edinburgh's expenses; recommends Lt-Cols (Sir) H T Macpherson, (Sir) J Watson, and (Sir) P S Lumsden to be ADCs to Queen and lists t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1869
Extent:
1 item

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