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262. Mss Eur F90/31, no.14
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.14
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to de Grey
- Scope & Content:
- Protests at despatch just received exonerating Eden from the (very mild) censure of Govt of India of his conduct in Bhutan in 1864; failure to trust judgement of Govt of India in such trivial point will undermine its authority; tendency of events is 'to weaken the influence of the Governor-Genera...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 22 Mar 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item
263. Mss Eur F90/31, no.31
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.31
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
- Scope & Content:
- Famine situation in Bengal and Orissa; believes railways should have priority over Burma road, and that feeders to existing lines should have priority over construction of new main lines; more important than either is irrigation which Lawrence believes will prove profitable (unlike railways); exp...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 31 Aug 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item
264. Mss Eur F90/31, no.32
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.32
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- With Strachey's help has effected satisfactory settlement of the Oudh taluqdari question unanimously approved by his Council; no part of his administration will give him greater pleasure than this; does not himself think taluqdars will lose much, except that what they formerly gave as a favour, w...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1 Sep 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item
265. Mss Eur F90/31, no.37
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.37
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
- Scope & Content:
- Raises point of detail regarding settlement of officers' grievances; settlement generally well received though doubtless there will still be some discontent; has no idea of overall cost.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 22 Sep 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item
266. Mss Eur F90/31, no.42
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.42
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
- Scope & Content:
- Brief encomium of Bishop Cotton; pleased to receive Cranborne's telegram sanctioning loans for irrigation works; refers to Cranborne's letter of 16 September; unreasonable outcry against Beadon who is in bad health and cannot reside in Calcutta, over failure to act on famine – he was slow to act ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 18 Oct 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item
267. Mss Eur F90/31, no.44
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.44
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
- Scope & Content:
- Has authorised Col (Sir) Arthur Phayre (Chief Commissioner, British Burma) to visit Mandalay (with good escort) in case he can smooth matters there; hopes King will be able to maintain his authority – 'it will never do for us to help him'; Beadon reports some improvement in state of Bengal but La...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 22 Oct 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item
268. Mss Eur F90/31, no.48
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.48
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
- Scope & Content:
- In view of newspaper attacks, defends his irrigation policy; reasons for preferring state to private companies undertaking such works; engineers trained in India have more specialist knowledge of canals than those from England, and are familiar with Indian administrative system – even private com...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 5 Nov 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item
269. Mss Eur F90/31, no.53
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.53
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
- Scope & Content:
- Controversy between Beadon and Dr Moore over alleged failure of former to facilitate latter's plan for canal between Hooghly and Mutlah; businessmen in India are 'mere birds of passage, and look simply to making a fortune, and leaving the country'; difficult to get such men to serve on Legislativ...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 6 Dec 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item
270. Mss Eur F90/31, no.55
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/31, no.55
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
- Scope & Content:
- Refers to secret instructions on Mysore mentioned in Cranborne's letter of 3 November (2); policy regarding Mysore in event of Maharaja's death; Hyderabad's claim to some Mysore territories; possibility that Holkar is corresponding with persons in England about Mysore case; recommendation for Rev...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 7 Dec 1866
- Extent:
- 1 item