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241. Mss Eur F231/11, f109

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/11, f109
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 8 January; procedure for making recommendations for honours; Bartle Frere much less deserving of honour than several others; premature to award civil honours until Lucknow has been recovered; is asking native princes to remove superscription of King of Delhi ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Feb 1858
Extent:
1 item

242. Mss Eur F231/3, p43

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p43
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 9 May]; strongly opposes suggestion Govt of India should take foreign legions into its service; they would be unsuitable for India's military requirements and their cost would therefore be unjustified – 'I say confidently that a new legion of Sikhs or Ghoorkahs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

243. Mss Eur F231/3, p57

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p57
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
King of Oudh's family, but not King himself, have embarked secretly for England; asks Vernon Smith to ensure they are received suitably and not slighted; guide to this party is Mr Brandon who arrived in India as a gardener's boy – Canning outlines his career; party may be joined by Capt Bird in E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

244. Mss Eur F231/3, p130

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p130
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 25 August; Ritchie's refusal of judgeship at Madras; is delighted Vernon Smith informs Canning of what Chairs and others say about him; answers their criticisms regarding Queen of Oudh, and discusses treatment which should be accorded to King and Queen; despite ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

245. Mss Eur F231/3, p146

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p146
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Canning's letters of 3, 4 and 5 June [last not traced]; Canning's health; policy towards Persia; one of worst features of Indian Govt is absence of good police; impending controversy with Directors over number of cadetships – 'the desire for fresh patronage and promotion among the di...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

246. Mss Eur F231/3, p162

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p162
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 3 July (1); suggests Legislative Councillor [i.e. Law Member of Governor-General's Executive Council] no longer necessary and that £10,000 p.a. could be saved; two batches of civil servants (of 20 each) being sent out, plus those currently at Haileybury found fit aft...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

247. Mss Eur F231/3, p165

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p165
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 17 July; brief comments on Indian financial position; possibility of negotiations with Persia at Constantinople, but meanwhile Canning should continue with preparations for campaign; agreement has been given to Anson's tour of inspection; inconvenience of latter's co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

248. Mss Eur F231/3, p232

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p232
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 8 January (2); Outram's appointment; varying advice at home from Rawlinson and Layard on practicability of march from Shushtar to Teheran; Palmerston (in particular) differs from Canning on necessity of expelling Persians from Herat because such a point has been made...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1857
Extent:
1 item

249. Mss Eur F231/4, p68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p68
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Glad to hear Govt will share expenses of war with EIC – nothing less would have been fair; explains reasons for raising new loan at 5% and its terms; Persian military situation; reasons for sending units other than regiment of Scinde Horse for which Outram had asked; describes negotiations and re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

250. Mss Eur F231/5, p19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/5, p19
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 March 1857]; defends lack of notice in raising interest on loan, and embarrassments caused Govt of India by Company's present system for drawing upon it, which Canning suspects has 'other evils'; protests at intention to subject Army Commander in Persia and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

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