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21. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/34
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Discontent among Company's European troops regarding transfer to crown not at an end as he had hoped and believed; encloses message from Maj-Gen J F Bradford (CO at Meerut) announcing widespread and open discontent there - something amiss with command there if they were previously unaware of it.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

22. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/40
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Further discussion of handling of discontent among Company's European troops; need to refill vacancies which will be left in Bengal Artillery by discharges by offering bounties for volunteers from British Army infantry regiments; has held up embarkation of two British Army regiments for time being.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

23. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/41
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to previous letter; effect of disaffection of Local Troops on question of maintaining a Local European Army; can no longer say that it would be safe to entrust management of large numbers of raw English recruits to management of officers trained to command natives only; in short term hopes...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

24. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/47
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Suggests need to take precautions against possible French attacks in areas besides Mauritius, particularly the Red Sea ports in view of recent French naval activity in the Red Sea and along the African coast; report in Times that French had ordered charts of Indian coasts and ports; Outram is upd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jun 1859
Extent:
1 item

25. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/50
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Recommendation for favour to Col Stuart; as Canning's Military Secretary his duties have been exceptionally heavy and responsible; much business between Governor-General and C-in-C, India, during mutiny 'has been transacted unofficially – or, at least, not through the ordinary tedious channels of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1859
Extent:
1 item

26. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/53

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/53
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Regrets close of their official relations and thanks Stanley for the general confidence and consideration he has shown him – has been a pleasure to work under his personal authority; hopes Stanley will not cease to occupy himself with India – 'for India's sake'; has sent Wood copies of his letter...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1859
Extent:
1 item

27. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/2
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Agrees with Dalhousie that Duleep Singh's allowance should be £25,000p.a.; opposes part of this being a landed estate in India; if 'the representative of the Royal Family of Lahore' is eventually 'converted into a well educated and Christian gentleman' he might become a good influence in India, b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

28. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/6
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Oudh campaign is over; expects trouble now only from dacoits and thugs until police have learnt how to suppress them; 'the people are appalled at the irresistible sweep that we have made through the country'; main difficulty is finding employment for ex-sepoys whose families will miss remittances...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

29. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/8
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Arrived in Calcutta on 24th; enquiries at Benares led him to make larger modifications to disarming measures than previously intended; policy in handling rebels taking refuge in Nepal; excellent relations with that country despite attitude of newspapers and some English officers; military operati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1859
Extent:
1 item

30. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/19
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Realises assumption made in his letter of 23 February regarding financial allocations were wrong; re-emphasises need for remittances from Home Govt to meet Indian expenditure; success of loan as yet difficult to judge; tenor of proceedings in Parliament on 14 February [regarding authorisation of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1859
Extent:
1 item