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12. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/10
- 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
13. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/15
- 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
14. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/16
- 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
15. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/2
- 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
16. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/6
- 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
17. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/7
- 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
18. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/8
- 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
19. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/9
- 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
20. Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/13
- 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