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Container Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F213/27

61. Mss Eur F213/27, p316

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p316
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letters of 22 June and 11 July; now matters little what papers Napier may send home as his resignation has been accepted and Gomm's appointment is in train; would like to appoint Gilbert as C-in-C, Bombay, but fears those about Wellington will prevent it; Napier's indecor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1850
Extent:
1 item

62. Mss Eur F213/27, p323

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p323
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Wellington is opposed to appointment of Gilbert as C-in-C, Bombay – very hard that Indian Army officers competent to command two or three divisions in the field not thought suitable for formal business of Presidency.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1850
Extent:
1 item

63. Mss Eur F213/27, p325

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p325
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 25 July; Dalhousie need not have referred question of Sind prize money to home authorities who agreed entirely with him; Bombay controversy; acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 16 August; Wellington and Napier, and former's papers on controversy over latter; Russ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1850
Extent:
1 item

64. Mss Eur F213/27, p335

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p335
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
(This draft is struck through and marked cancelled) Refers to Dalhousie's letters of 25 August and 4 September; complains of Napier's conduct; Russell and he 'pushed our authority over the Court to the extreme verge of legality, by insisting on his appointment'; Hobhouse anticipates no trouble ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1850
Extent:
1 item

65. Mss Eur F213/27, p337

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p337
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Refers to Dalhousie's letters of 25 August and 4 September; Napier's conduct; Lt-Gen Sir John Grey (British Army) appointed C-in-C, Bombay; Bombay controversy; need for official as distinct from private opinion from Dalhousie on Unchartered Banks, in particular on question whether they may employ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1850
Extent:
1 item

66. Mss Eur F213/27, p339

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p339
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 20 September; if Multan fort is not to be maintained by British, it should be blown up to deny its use to others; approves abolition of Sind allowances; hopes Grey will have nothing to do in Bombay as C-in-C; hopes to secure baronetcy for Gilbert; vexed that Ram...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 item

67. Mss Eur F213/27, p343

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p343
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 7 October which 'is so satisfactory that it does not supply any topics for remark'; encloses letter to Dalhousie from Lord John Russell introducing Mr Mackay visiting India on behalf of Manchester Chamber of Commerce regarding measures to increase cultivation o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 item

68. Mss Eur F213/27, p347

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p347
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Refers to Dalhousie's letter of 23 October, and hopes Napier will not be so foolish as to go to war over refund of Sind prize money; policy towards frontier tribes and folly of attempting to make them tractable through kindness, even though advocated by experienced observers such as Henry Lawrenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1850
Extent:
1 item

69. Mss Eur F213/27, p351

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p351
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Refers to Dalhousie's letter of 6 November; Napier's bad behaviour – unlikely he will be able to cause much controversy; official reports to Secret Committee suggest much more uneasiness in salt districts than does Dalhousie's letter; hopes Dalhousie's visit to Indus may result in accurate inform...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1850
Extent:
1 item

70. Mss Eur F213/27, p356

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/27, p356
Title:
Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Refers to Dalhousie's letter of 24 November and expresses satisfaction at 'Punjab balance sheet'; Falkland has appointed Frere as Commissioner of Sind despite his Council's objections – Hobhouse considers the selection 'not good'; on withdrawal of Sind allowances, hopes in future Dalhousie will e...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jan 1851
Extent:
1 item

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