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41. Mss Eur F83/5, f36

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f36
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
(Sir) Henry Harington best candidate to succeed Edmonstone as Lt-Governor of North-Western Provinces; Elgin has considered but rejected idea of undertaking that Government himself; correspondence with Trevelyan and Frere about alleged deficiency of labour in India and budget for public works and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1863
Extent:
1 item

42. Mss Eur F83/5, f66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f66
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Great missionary gathering at Lahore; Elgin is willing to discuss with officials propriety of actions in such matters according to particular point raised, but denies validity of distinction between action in official and private character in the East; applications by clergyman to teach Christian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1863
Extent:
1 item

43. Mss Eur F83/5, f113

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f113
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Trevelyan has left him insufficient time to comment fully on budget; comments on note by (Sir) W Grey opposing Trevelyan's reduction of import duties but suggesting reduction of income tax; Elgin has again pressed on Trevelyan and colleagues advisability of making no reductions this year and empl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1863
Extent:
1 item

44. Mss Eur F83/5, f152

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f152
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Defends appointment of Drummond rather than Muir or (Sir) Charles Wingfield (Commissioner of Oudh) as Lt-Governor of NWP; criticises Wingfield's methods of applying Canning's policy of setting up an aristocracy in Oudh, and expresses doubts about that policy, and fears that rights of sub-tenants ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

45. Mss Eur F83/5, f207

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f207
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Reviews question of non-expenditure of cash balances on public works and effect of Trevelyan's intervention; strongly opposes entrusting construction of canals to private companies and hopes Wood will support him should Trevelyan contest this view; reasons for increase of Canadian revenue in Elgi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

46. Mss Eur F83/5, f216

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f216
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Recommends Col (later Sir) Henry Yule for CB.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

47. Mss Eur F83/6, f11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f11
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Summarises debate with Trevelyan and other Council members on move of seat of Government and, arising out of that, place of next meeting of Legislative Council; gives his reasons for favouring Lahore, but since Grey's return Council have begun to dwell on difficulties of holding meeting outside C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

48. Mss Eur F83/6, f36

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f36
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
In correspondence with Napier has agreed to preliminary meeting of Legislative Council at Calcutta – undesirable that absence from Calcutta should be unduly protracted; considers additional Council members should retire after their two year term.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1863
Extent:
1 item

49. Mss Eur F83/6, f55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f55
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Has approved Montgomery's proposal for expedition against Sit[t]ana fanatics and tribes on frontier supposed to support them; Elgin's disagreement with C-in-C on scale and timing of expedition; Sir Neville Chamberlain is to take command [this became known as the Ambela campaign].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1863
Extent:
1 item

50. Mss Eur F83/6, f64

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f64
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Is at Sultanpur; briefly describes scenery round Kulu; men of party scaled Rohtang pass; new bridge over river Chandra will improve trade route to Ladakh and China; up to now they had to use a twig bridge which Elgin crossed himself – 'the most difficult job I ever attempted'; need for route whic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1863
Extent:
1 item

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