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Container Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F213/25

1. Mss Eur F213/25, p1

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Mss Eur F213/25, p1
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Repeats desire not to cause embarrassment over Delhi question, and will send despatch by next mail to allay Directors' 'irritation'; repeats appreciation of Hobhouse's support; believes he could answer all Directors' arguments and outlines his reasons for nevertheless giving way to their view; ho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1850
Extent:
1 item

2. Mss Eur F213/25, p14

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Mss Eur F213/25, p14
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Despatch on Delhi question goes by this mail, on which his colleagues in Council agreed with rather than opposed him; novelty of Court's bringing forward Professor Wilson on question of policy; brief remarks on Joint Stock Act, Bethune, and experiment ordered on electric telegraph with special re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1850
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F213/25, p37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p37
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 7 March; delay in despatch of Koh-i-noor; rumours about diamond have leaked out; dealt with a great deal of work during his stay at Calcutta; Bethune devoid of judgement but very able and useful, and has done excellent work in introducing female education on same...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1850
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F213/25, p40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p40
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 25 March; Medea has sailed with Koh-i-noor on board; discusses Bethune's 'Black Acts'; has concluded European exemption from jurisdiction of criminal courts cannot be removed until relevant portion of Indian Criminal Code prepared by Law Commission has been passe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1850
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F213/25, p53

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p53
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Refers to Hobhouse's letter of 25 March; strongly criticises Council's and military authorities' handling of Sikkim affair; Napier's eccentricity; rumour that he may resign because of Dalhousie's rebuke concerning his alteration of allowances to Punjab troops [see Dalhousie's letter of 23 April]...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1850-16 May 1850
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F213/25, p64

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p64
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
[This letter did not arrive until June because it was sent with the Koh-i-noor on HMS Medea in charge of Col Mackeson (q.v.) and Capt Ramsay (Dalhousie's kinsman and Military Secretary)]; arrangements for conveyance of diamond; recommends both men for promotion. Brief letter, dated 1 February, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1850
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F213/25, p71

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p71
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
On recommendation of (Sir) George Lawrence has reverted to system of paying Afridis Rs 6,000 to police frontier, hostages being taken from them (Lawrence thinks their submission real); relations with Napier; Napier's General Order on Courts Martial is making a stir – Dalhousie hopes both Birch (J...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1850
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F213/25, p74

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p74
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Napier has sent his resignation to home authorities, and replied to Dalhousie regarding his order raising allowance of Punjab troops, placing Dalhousie at disadvantage of not being able to state his case to home authorities by same mail; Dalhousie asks Hobhouse to suspend judgement until he has s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1850
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F213/25, p78

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p78
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Sends minute answering Napier's complaints; does not think even Ellenborough could countenance Napier's claims; hopes Hobhouse and Directors will judge Dalhousie thoroughly right or thoroughly wrong; if Napier has written to Wellington asks Hobhouse to show latter his side of story; everyone in I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1850
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F213/25, p87

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p87
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Believes Napier may make 'violent and offensive reply' to his minute; as latter has resigned, hopes Hobhouse will not seek to coax him to serve 'apparently the Government, while in truth he dogs and obstructs it'; asks Hobhouse to check Napier's statement that 1000 cubic feet of air per man, woma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1850
Extent:
1 item

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