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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/4, p65
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

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/4, p202
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Has received nothing from Canning of last month's date; two recent parliamentary debates on India, one in which missionaries were routed, other regarding demands of Manchester cotton men for assistance; Vernon Smith hopes something can be done to help latter; hopes Canning can keep down missionar...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Jun 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/4, p207
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Has received 'awful accounts' in Canning's letter of 20 May [sc. 19 May]; complains of telegraphic messages to Times arriving before official news; need to reserve anything confidential for Secret Committee in view of indiscretion of Directors in general; Cabinet approve of all Canning's actions ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Jul 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/4, p215
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:: Everyone 'in agonising expectation of the next telegraph'; mentions in passing departure of Sir Colin Campbell (newly appointed C-in-C, India); notes troops being sent to India; as regards future, discusses question of Queen's versus Company's European troops; Canning must provide tents for troop...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 27 Jul 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/4, p248
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

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/5, p1
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

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/5, p45
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

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/5, p187
Title:: Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:: Indian financial situation, in context of losses and military expenditure caused by rebellion; forced to abandon all public works for present, except for real necessities of military and civil establishments, involving large waste of effort and previous investment in unfinished works; impossible ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 3 Jul 1857
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f100
Title:: Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:: Commissioner of Pegu has reported attempted outrage on Burmese frontier and wishes to make peremptory demands for reparation from Burmese – Dalhousie demurs as that would almost certainly lead to war; loan going only very slowly apparently because of lack of liquidity; has received and will short...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 18 May 1855
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F231/1, f200
Title:: Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:: [Letterbook contains only the following summary] 'Defence of loans for public works. Enclose memorandum for the Court of Directors on augmentation of the Indian Army. Point out the extravagance in the mode, as well as the proposal in itself & ask his advice. No speedy decision on Oude.'
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Oct 1855
Extent:: 1 item

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