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71. Mss Eur B380/1, f186

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f186
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Concurs in policy of non-interference in Asian politics – we should seek friendly relations with neighbours and encourage any efforts they make for development and security of trade; impolicy of dealing directly with such people shown by problems arising from Makran telegraph, but Mayo believes q...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1869
Extent:
1 item

72. Mss Eur B380/1, f232

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f232
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Despatches on railways being sent by this mail; draws attention to potential advantages of constructing in addition cheap 'American' [i.e. light] railways, and asks Argyll to send out an American engineer to try one as an experiment; encloses memorandum on handling of revenue and interest arising...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1869
Extent:
1 item

73. Mss Eur B380/1, f286

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f286
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Reports meeting with Amir of Afghanistan at Ambala and agreement reached with him; characterises his policy as an 'intermediate one'; describes splendid ceremonial laid on by the British – 'I never witnessed a scene more illustrative of the power and civilization that we have planted in this land...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1869
Extent:
1 item

74. Mss Eur B380/1, f373

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f373
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Discusses problem of inducing natives to invest in Indian Govt loans, on the importance of which he agrees with Argyll; hopes for loan of 90 lakhs from Maharaja of Patiala's State funds.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1869
Extent:
1 item

75. Mss Eur B380/1, f393

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f393
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Answers at length Argyll's criticisms [in letter of 25 March] of his financial measures, pointing out in particular that he had succeeded in introducing an income tax, to which there had been great opposition, without a dissenting voice in either Governor-General's or Legislative Council; hopes t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1869
Extent:
1 item

76. Mss Eur B380/2, f3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f3
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Temple's health necessitates his going home; Patiala loan in hand; settlement of recent frontier disturbance afforded opportunity to show that Amir is willing to cooperate in repression of crimeArgyll's despatch on Stud - present system indefensible; opium prospects; (Sir) T D Forsyth (Commission...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

77. Mss Eur B380/2, f31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f31
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Argyll's letter of 23 April; Star of India should not be given to Nawab of Bengal until Argyll hears further from Mayo; extraordinary uncertainty of opium revenue forecasts; decision to sell 48,000 chests of opium in 1870.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

78. Mss Eur B380/2, f57

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f57
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Recent cyclone in Bengal has done little damage compared with previous occurrences; asks Argyll to give countenance to attempt by Maharaja of Kashmir to establish shawl agency in London.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1869
Extent:
1 item

79. Mss Eur B380/2, f133

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f133
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Welcomes appointment of Col G B Malleson as guardian of Maharaja of Mysore in succession to Col Haines who (having been appointed in England without reference to Govt of India) had proved insubordinate and unsuitable; arrangements for filling Public Works membership of Council; has appointed (Sir...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jul 1869
Extent:
1 item

80. Mss Eur B380/2, f152

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f152
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Anxieties regarding lack of rain in central India and Rajputana – 'the lives of thousands and thousands now depends on plentiful rain within the next three weeks'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1869
Extent:
1 item

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