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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/5
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Canning's letter of 8 October; 'tumult here, raised strangely enough by the Saints I believe' against clemency orders is subsiding; is tempted to opt for transportation act for sepoys and awaits lawyers' opinion from India.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 Nov 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/10
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Cabinet concern regarding risk to Campbell's life and its proposals for army commands in event of his being disabled; Cabinet inclined to accept Jung Bahadur's request for return of Nepalese territory as price of his assistance, despite giving appearance of weakness; asks for estimate of number o...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Jan 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/15
Title:: Letter from Ellenborough to Canning
Scope & Content:: Elgin's force at Canton is inadequate; asks Canning to send 'what native troops you can. It is good for you to get them out of India' and good for him to have them.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Mar 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/16
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Ellenborough's only sign of life towards Vernon Smith has been curt note approving of Elphinstone's appointment as provisionanl Governor-General; Pratt's exclusion has been attributed to Canning; fuss over this appointment convinces Vernon Smith that attacks on Canning emanated from low church pa...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Mar 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/2
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Refers to Canning's letter of 24 September (1); very thorough approval at home of Canning's refusal to allow negotiations with King of Delhi; his [clemency] orders of 31 July more questionable and gave rise to long discussion in Cabinet, but Govt continues to support him; current need for militar...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Nov 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/6
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Refers to Canning's letter of 8 October; Directors' opinion that sailing ships would be as fast as steamers in transporting troops to India has proved wrong; noted in England that capture of Delhi achieved without troops from England; Col Ramsay; glad Canning is satisfied with financial assistanc...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Nov 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/7
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Unclear as to position of Havelock and Outram at Lucknow and Alambagh; transport and commissariat and Disraeli's attacks on Govt; question of sea versus overland route for sending reinforcements; financial situation of Company; sepoys to be sent to China - Palmerston advised addition of British t...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Dec 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/8
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: News of relief of Lucknow; Capt Lowe's account of siege of Delhi; honours for Wilson and others, and difficulty of rewarding those who have prevented outbreaks (e.g. (Sir) Bartle Frere in Sind); has not yet received Canning's answer to petition for his recall;, encloses heads of bill for better g...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Dec 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/9
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Refers to Canning's letter of 25 November; gloom at Havelock's death; procedure for recommending honours; agrees on inadvisability of giving offence to Indian religious sensibilities but opinion in England, including Times, has become extremely anti-Muslim; Canning should be very cautious on ques...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 8 Jan 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/13
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Comments on fall of Palmerston's Ministry and reactions of East India Company Directors; reviews arguments for and against Canning's resignation (including comments on unpleasant tone of Derby and Ellenborough towards Canning); as his last act has appointed G E L Cotton (Headmaster of Marlborough...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 25 Feb 1858
Extent:: 1 item

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