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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f174
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:: Enquires after Plowden's report on salt – he anticipates enquiries on subject; pleased with Dalhousie's minute on military rank [of Indian Army officers]; Govt is 'much pleased' with treaty with Dost Muhammad.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Jun 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f176
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 2 May; Joseph Dorin (President in Council at Calcutta) gives better news of progress of loan; will be happy to consider honour for John Lawrence; announces appointment of Viscount Canning (Postmaster General) as Dalhousie's successor; Colvile has not yet replied...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 25 Jun 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f182
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 18 May; approves Dalhousie's refusal to sanction aggressive action proposed by Commissioner of Pegu; has now heard that Colvile will accept Chief Justiceship; satisfactory accounts from Crimea; Canning's appointment seems to be well received; PS. has been presse...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Jul 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f186
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 2 June; loan likely to produce some comment before end of Session, and for this reason regrets non-receipt of Salt report; hopes before Dalhousie leaves India he will have established system to provide President of Board with more up-to-date financial informatio...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 24 Jul 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f193
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 18 June; describes debate in Parliament on Indian budget and 5% loan – Bright spoke 'with his usual unscrupulousness and with his wonted vigour', and Sir J Hogg (EIC Director) showed his usual tendency to defend the indefensible regarding proceedings in Madras; ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Aug 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f245
Title:: Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 25 June; has suggested to Canning that he should be relieved on 1 March to enable him to bring affairs in hand in India to 'a proper close'; insurrection among Santals not yet suppressed and its causes are mysterious – previously they have been regarded as pe...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 8 Aug 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f254
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 8 August; no problem regarding altered date for Dalhousie's departure; hopes Santal insurrection will soon be suppressed – if it arises from any official oppression, is sure Dalhousie will put an end to that too; Home Govt is alive to need to keep adequate force...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 25 Sep 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f268
Title:: Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 24 July; Plowden now doing double duty without salary to complete Salt report; Indian patent bill now passing through Legislative Council; is too unwell to reply regarding troops from India except, in common with all his colleagues, to deprecate 'so unwise a...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 7 Sep 1855-8 Sep 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/2, f1
Title:: Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:: Argues at great length and with great vehemence against any withdrawal of troops from India to serve either in the Crimea or at the Cape of Good Hope – arguments include increase in Indian territory without any corresponding increase in troops, possibility of unexpected outbreaks at any time (e.g...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 25 Sep 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/2, f12
Title:: Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 September; regarding timing of his departure, argues there is no precise date and no disparagement of Canning could be implied by his remaining a month longer; if religious strife in Oudh spreads to British India Dalhousie may be forced to intervene without...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 22 Oct 1855
Extent:: 1 item

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