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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/21
Title:: Letter from Ellenborough to Canning
Scope & Content:: Uneasy relations with France caused hesitation concerning despatch of remainder of 57th regiment to Bombay following Elphinstone's urgent request; arrangements for further reinforcements; hopes four or five of hardest-worked regiments can be relieved – believes it would produce excellent effect i...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 May 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/22
Title:: Letter from Sir G Clerk (Secretary to Board of Control) to Canning
Scope & Content:: Suggests Canning might find it worthwhile to see his son who has recently been attached to mission to Heart and is returning via Khorasan and Persia to India for information on those parts; Lord Stanley will probably be Ellenborough's successor [On 10 May Ellenborough resigned following the contr...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 25 May 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477
Title:: Letters from Lord Stanley as President of the Board of Control (5 Jun-1 Sep 1858) and Secretary of State for India (2 Sep 1858-18 Jun 1859) to Canning
Scope & Content:: Letters from Lord Stanley as President of the Board of Control (5 Jun-1 Sep 1858) and Secretary of State for India (2 Sep 1858-18 Jun 1859) to Canning
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1858-1859
Extent:: Unspecified

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/1
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Expresses hope, shared by his father Lord Derby (Prime Minister), that nothing that has passed in Parliament will lead Canning to resign; hopes Canning will write as frankly as he intends to do, and assures him of Government's support.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Jun 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/2
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Has not written earlier chiefly because of Canning's superior knowledge but there are now one or two points on which Canning should know Ministry's intentions; plans for despatch of European troops; complaints from Duke of Cambridge (C-in-C, British Army) regarding dispersal of European force in ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 25 Jul 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/3
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Apologies that previous letter is not in his own hand [Stanley's draft had been copied for him by his private secretary Gerald Talbot, previously Canning's Private Secretary].
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Jul 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/4
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: India Bill has passed and royal proclamation on change of government is being drawn up.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Aug 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/5
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Report that European troops sent from England are neglected on arrival in India; opinion at home no longer sympathises with 'the indiscriminate revenge which seems to be desired by some editors and others in India' – Canning can therefore can count on support from public opinion as well as Govt a...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Aug 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/6
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Troops still being sent out from England; names of persons chosen by outgoing Directors of East India Company and himself to become Members of Council of India [established by India Act]; has included Sir J Lawrence though he would prefer him to remain on active duty in India; delays in finalisin...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17 Aug 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 477/7
Title:: Letter from Stanley to Canning
Scope & Content:: Refers to Canning's letter of 24 July; Gordon's promotion; encloses letter from General Peel (War Office) in answer to Canning's point about officers getting permission to go home.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 7 Sep 1858
Extent:: 1 item

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