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531. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.43

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.43
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Northcote's letter of 9 June]; he and his Council agree Godavari irrigation works are waste of money; explains how Secretary of State's Council (against their better judgement) acquiesced in them because proposed by Sir Charles Wood with backing of Parliament; suggests work should cont...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1867
Extent:
1 item

532. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.45

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32B, no.45
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 18 May [sic, 15 May apparently intended]; Calcutta cannot be entirely abandoned as seat of Govt of India, and latter cannot resume administration of Bengal; people of Bengal are 'infinitely more docile than those of any other part of India, though the English settl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1867
Extent:
1 item

533. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32B, no.52
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letters of 17 and 19 August; barracks for British troops; inexpedient to publish Queen's views on barbarity of burning villages – explains why such punishments are occasionally necessary.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1867
Extent:
1 item

534. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.44

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32B, no.44
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
2d per day rise in pay for British troops in India – payment arrangements should not be changed; total cost will be 'something more than £200,000 per annum'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jul 1867
Extent:
1 item

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