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41. Mss Eur F231/13/38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/38
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Discusses at length impracticability of any inland operations in Persia with only six regiments of European infantry; therefore an advance beyond Bushire to Shiraz would be extremely hazardous; India can spare no more European troops – Canning has already gone to 'the utmost bounds of prudence'; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

42. Mss Eur F231/13/39

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/39
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Receipt of instructions for Persian expedition to sail; it plans to rendezvous on 25 November at entrance to Gulf; comments on its commander General Stalker; if operations inland are embarked on Canning proposes to put Anson in charge; important that commander of mixed force of Queen's and Compan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

43. Mss Eur F231/13/42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/42
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Afghanistan following fall of Herat to Persia; Lawrence is to meet Dost Muhammad; degree of support to be given latter; an independent Herat, however desirable, is not feasible – its ruler must depend on either Persia or Afghanistan; contests view that Herat is the key to India – 5...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

44. Mss Eur F231/13/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/1
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Hard work catching up on background to every question; refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 9 February; good government will demand increased expenditure, and Canning can see little scope for reduced charges; hopes Vernon Smith's financial despatch will sanction loans for public works; asks for cle...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

45. Mss Eur F231/13/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/7
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Moderates earlier criticisms of Outram in view of his ill health.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

46. Mss Eur F231/13/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/12
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Case of imprisonments at Nagpur; Oudh is quite; some zamindars have accepted (without coercion) option offered by Outram to pay part of their revenue arrears in guns; ryots returning to formerly disturbed areas; believes revenue settlement will encourage this process as ryots realise rents will w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

47. Mss Eur F231/13/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/16
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Describes reception accorded King of Oudh (who is in neighbourhood of Calcutta but has not visited Fort William), his refusal to answer letters from one Menzies who [probably falsely] purported to be the King's agent, and Oudh Court's repudiation of Bird.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

48. Mss Eur F231/13/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/18
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Order restored among Santals in Hazaribagh, and in Kimedi country; mutinous men of Raja of Tulsipore have surrendered forts and themselves; he has been detained, and his followers have been given three months arrears of pay; no sympathy shown by people or proprietors in Oudh for Raja or his follo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

49. Mss Eur F231/13/20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/20
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Differences with C-in-C over their respective powers regarding staff appointments, and expense of his forthcoming inspection tour; agrees C-in-C needs Interpreter 'who is also an English Gentleman'; perverseness of C-in-C in appointing only Queen's officers to his staff; comments favourably on Ge...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

50. Mss Eur F231/13/23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/23
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Encloses letter [not present] to Queen who asked him to write to her from time to time; Vernon Smith need not fear any constitutional impropriety give topics to which Canning has confined himself; difference between him and his Council on C-in-C's tour.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item