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2. Mss Eur F231/14/5
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/5
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Question whether Mohammerah [sc Khurramshahr] should be handed over to Turks; his differences with Chairman; demand for English regiments goes by this mail – three needed over and above four already under orders, and two which would ordinarily go home should stay; no more than three regiments can...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 7 Feb 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item
3. Mss Eur F231/14/16
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/16
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Re-organisation of Native Army following suppression of mutiny will require someone with experience of sepoys, and Canning therefore proposes that Grant's acting appointment as C-in-C be made permanent, or at least that he should remain in acting appointment for some time.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 5 Jun 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item
4. Mss Eur F231/14/19
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/19
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Another regiment of dragoons needed, because Irregular Cavalry have proved as faithless as sepoys; though regiment of East Indian Dragoons could be raised its value would be 'very problematical'; is pleased with Grant (acting C-in-C) who arrived three days ago and Canning with him; believes war w...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 20 Jun 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item
5. Mss Eur F231/14/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/1
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Capture of Bushire caused little damage to property and no loss of civilian life, and good relations established with people, while enough has been done to show British strength and difficulty of withstanding it; blunders during operation; Canning has only criticisms of Leeke, but both praise and...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 8 Jan 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item
6. Mss Eur F231/14/9
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/9
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Situation regarding disbandment of 19th N.I; native officers to blame for mutiny though no certain evidence; Colonel behaved injudiciously; advantages of making an example at Barrackpore; believes risk of 1000 disbanded men being turned loose near Calcutta counterbalanced by proximity of overwhel...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 23 Mar 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item
7. Mss Eur F231/14/11
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/11
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Persian campaign delayed by lack of steam transport; Maharaja of Kashmir has had paralytic stroke – Canning will not interfere if there are disturbances 'although it would make a pretty-sounding addition to our Provinces'; expedition against Waziris has had to be postponed; comments on Jackson; L...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 9 Apr 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item
8. Mss Eur F231/14/14
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/14
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Previous letter missed mail [and is missing]; disbandment of 34th N.I. passed off peacefully and Barrackpore continues to be submissive and orderly; briefly describes outbreak of mutiny at Meerut; situation at Delhi; full details not yet available from either place; European troops and Irregulars...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 19 May 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item
9. Mss Eur F231/14/6
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/6
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 10 January; minutes and papers on Herat and operations in Afghanistan go home by this mail; only member of Governor-General's Council who hankers after advance on Herat is (Sir) J P Grant; refers to his letters of 7 and 22 December (1) and 8 January (2) and s...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 22 Feb 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item
10. Mss Eur F231/14/8
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/8
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 10 February; defends his proclamation of war; hopes nothing he has written either officially or privately on non-feasibility of expedition to Herat will embarrass Govt with Directors; but is not sorry if record of his views stands in way of Govt committing 'a...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 22 Mar 1857
- Extent:
- 1 item