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1481. Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/59

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/59
Title:
'W' Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
Foreign Office, and other correspondence, including drafts, with: Lord Waterford, 11 Dec 1844, and 28 Feb 1845, regarding cadetship for George Meara's son. Richard Wilkinson, Syra [Syros?], 8 Feb 1842, acknowledging receipt of gift of inkstand and commenting on politics. Sir Alexander Woodfo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1842-27 Oct 1845
Extent:
1 folder (7 items)

1482. Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/60

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/60
Title:
'Y' Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
Foreign Office Correspondence with: Hon. Eliot Yorke, Nov 1843-Mar 1845, seeking a post for Mr Elrington. John Young, Treasury, May 1843-Apr 1845, mainly regarding appointments, also regarding charges against Mr Ferrier.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1843-25 Apr 1845
Extent:
1 folder (14 items)

1483. Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/61

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/61
Title:
Correspondence with J.G. Young
Scope & Content:
Foreign Office Correspondence with J.G. Young concerning the state of affairs in Rio de Janiero, changes in the Brazilian Government resulting in little change in Foreign Policy, reports from Lopez Gama on agitation in Brazil against proposed British Enactment on Slave Trade.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1843-Dec 1845
Extent:
1 folder (19 items)

1484. Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/62

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/6/62
Title:
Correspondence with Count Zamoyski
Scope & Content:
Foreign Office Correspondence with Count L. Zamoyski, relating to affairs of, and in, Servia [Serbia]. Refers to character of the British Consul; relations of Servia with Austria; Russia and Turkey; Prince Alexander of Greece; translation of observations on the Servian position in the Allgemeine...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
May 1843-Mar 1845
Extent:
1 folder (15 items)

1485. Mss Eur F699/1/4/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7
Title:
Papers Relating to India
Scope & Content:
These papers were accumulated by Charles Canning both before and during his time in India, and are separate from the 'official' sequences of papers. They have been arranged into a broadly chronological sequence, and cover the following areas: Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/1-5: Canning's appointment to Ind...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1843-1862
Extent:
1 volume & 11 boxes (48 folders) & 1 oversize portfolio

1486. Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/1
Title:
Correspondence and papers relating to Charles Canning's appointment as Governor-General of India
Scope & Content:
Newspapers extracts reporting Canning’s appointment, 29 June 1855-9 July 1855, including The Times, The Globe and The Daily News. Letter of appointment from Sir James Melville, on behalf of the Directors of the East India Company, dated 7 July 1855, with copy of Canning’s acceptence. Bundle of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1855-Sep 1855
Extent:
1 folder (64 items, including wrappers)

1487. Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/2
Title:
Commission of Appointment as Governor and Commander in Chief of Fort William and Calcutta
Scope & Content:
Commission of Appointment of Charles Canning as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Fort William, Bengal Presidency, and the town of Calcutta, from the East India Company, dated 12 Nov 1855. Scroll.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1855
Extent:

2 items (scroll & wrapper)

1488. Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/3
Title:
Letters and papers from Lord Ellenborough
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and attached papers received by Charles Canning from Lord Ellenborough. Consists of: Letter with attached newspaper cutting relating to European troops in India, 6 July 1855. Letter from Major Durand to Lord Ellenborough referring to 'operations in India of measure giving double...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1855-20 Nov 1855
Extent:

1 folder (34 items, including wrappers)

1489. Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/4
Title:
Correspondence with India Board and India House
Scope & Content:
Correspondence with Elliot Macnaghten, Dec 1855-Jan 1856, including draft by Canning regarding his stay in Egypt. Copy of letter from Captain H. Johnson to Sir James Melvill, 4 Dec 1855 regarding Canning's stay in Egypt. Drafts of Canning's letters to Robert Vernon Smith, Oct 1855-Feb 1856 Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1855-Feb 1856
Extent:

1 folder (20 items)

1490. Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/4/7/5
Title:
Correspondence with Lord Dalhousie, Lord Harris, Lord Elphinstone, and George Anson
Scope & Content:
Letters sent from the outgoing Governor-General of India, the Governors of Madras and Bombay, and the Commander in Chief of India, relating to Canning's appointment as Governor-General, the background to Indian affairs, and Canning's arrival in India. 17 letters from Lord Dalhousie to Canning ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1855-Mar 1856
Extent:

1 folder (55 items, including wrappers and covering notes)