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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

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/18
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Refers to Canning's letter of 20 February; problem of awarding honours; agrees with Canning about Frere; if there was anything wrong with despatch on compensation, it arose 'from that eternal system of compromise between the Court [of Directors] and Board which mars so much correspondence'; Direc...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 5 Apr 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/39
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Refers to Canning's letters of 17 and 18 December; Durand elected to Council of India; but for Lord Palmerston's promise Stanley would be inclined to concede nothing to Company's European troops; necessity of local European army recognised by Cabinet but only reluctantly by military authorities; ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 21 Jan 1859
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/64
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: [Refers to Canning's letters of 2 and 8 March]; problem of filling Law membership of Canning's Council; Canning's emphasis on need for lawyer in Council has led him to modify intention of sending financier as fourth member of Council; describes type of person needed - someone who capable of givin...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 18 Apr 1859
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/69
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: [Refers to Canning's letter of 2 April (1)]; Notes attack on Davidson and possible delay in sending home one regiment.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 8 May 1859
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/70
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: [Refers to Canning's letter of 18 March (1), and 20 March]; no complaints in Parliament regarding equipping of new European cavalry regiments; with approval of C-in-C has submitted request to Queen for three local Regiments to be styled 'Royal'.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 8 May 1859
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/78
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Refers to Canning's letter of 22 April; is certain Montgomery's report will be published and any fresh document relating to Oudh proclamation of 1858 will be laid before Parliament; believes outline agreement on army question has been achieved; C-in-C gives up claim to command local forces in ret...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Jun 1859
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/66
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Refers to Canning's letters of 18, 20 and 21 March; Harris's case; has asked Lord Chancellor to bear in mind deserving Indian chaplains for promotion to English livings; broadly agrees with Canning's approach to compensation claims and has communicated his letter to Finance Committee of Council o...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 3 May 1859
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/33
Title:: Letter from Talbot to Lewin Bentham Bowring (Canning's Private Secretary)
Scope & Content:: Encloses further letter from Capt Scot forwarding one from Mrs Jane Mawe (widow of Assistant Surgeon Thomas Mawe, 12th N.I) pleading for the Nawab of Banda who had saved her life.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 5 Jan 1859
Extent:: 1 item

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