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521. Mss Eur F90/33, no.53

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Mss Eur F90/33, no.53
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letters of 2 and 3 July; views on subsidising Afghan chiefs; border chiefs both in and outside Indian territory currently enjoy grants of money or land; some powerful tribes have no chiefs but are managed by elders.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1868
Extent:
1 item

522. Mss Eur F90/33, no.59

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Mss Eur F90/33, no.59
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Disposal of Govt notes which were the property of rebels during mutiny; refers to Northcote's letter of 17 July (2); practice of Indian princes and nobles giving presents to Queen should be stopped – they are always precursors to some request or complaint; Vizianagram's demand for salute; Star of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1868
Extent:
1 item

523. Mss Eur F90/33, no.61

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Mss Eur F90/33, no.61
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Northcote's letter of 17 July (1)]; is alarmed that Duke of Cambridge and Pakington are to participate in conference on Indian army questions; agrees that India must be supplied with artillery from home, but there are doubts regarding suitability of breech-loading cannon suitable for f...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1868
Extent:
1 item

524. Mss Eur F90/33, no.66

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Mss Eur F90/33, no.66
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 13 August; natives will not be satisfied with scholarship scheme; King of Siam unable to resist French influence; Chisholm Anstey unsuitable for Recordership of Rangoon; candidates for Council of India; Temple doing well as Finance Member though Lawrence anticipate...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Sep 1868
Extent:
1 item

525. Mss Eur F90/33, no.72

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Mss Eur F90/33, no.72
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Native Agent at Kabul has been instructed to tell Sher Ali that Lawrence is willing to meet him at Rawalpindi or Peshawar; Lawrence proposes to give him yearly grant dependent on his good conduct, i.e. his keeping Afghan border people in good order, and generally maintain good relations; this, an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1868
Extent:
1 item

526. Mss Eur F90/33, no.76

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Mss Eur F90/33, no.76
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 30 September, his reply of 29 October, and Northcote's letter to Temple; explains why he has been taking action on financial questions - Governor-General cannot rely on Council as a body, so must rely on Secretary of State, and therefore if decisions are left to wi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1868
Extent:
1 item

527. Mss Eur F90/33, no.77

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.77
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Northcote's letter of 5 October]; exploration of route to China via Assam likely to end in failure; Scindia's alleged dislike of Col Daly whom Sir Dinkar Rao states is liked by everybody at Gwalior from Scindia downwards; difficulty of conciliating Akhund of Swat; Amir cannot risk leav...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1868
Extent:
1 item

528. Mss Eur F90/33, no.80

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Mss Eur F90/33, no.80
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Cash balances very low, and unless India can be relieved from British Treasury, it will be necessary to borrow; drought in central and upper India gets worse; has arrived in Calcutta.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1868
Extent:
1 item

529. Mss Eur F90/33, no.85

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Mss Eur F90/33, no.85
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Lawrence is far from well, suffering 'a good deal from my head'; policy towards Muscat; some rain in Oudh and Bihar, but prospects for next harvest gloomy; Abdul Rahman Khan seems likely to lose in Afghanistan; PS: news of heavy rain in Gwalior and Lahore, but more is needed.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1868
Extent:
1 item

530. Mss Eur F90/33, no.86

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.86
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Argyll
Scope & Content:
On Afghanistan, Amir Sher Ali has been sent six lakhs and told he can collect arms from Peshawar; danger of feeding his appetite for money; disagrees with Mansfield (C-in-C) on management of border tribes and proposal to have separate representative of Govt of India on Frontier; drought in upper ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1869
Extent:
1 item