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Container Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F231/4

1. Mss Eur F231/4, p2

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Mss Eur F231/4, p2
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Discusses at length impracticability of any inland operations in Persia with only six regiments of European infantry; therefore an advance beyond Bushire to Shiraz would be extremely hazardous; India can spare no more European troops – Canning has already gone to 'the utmost bounds of prudence'; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

2. Mss Eur F231/4, p14

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Mss Eur F231/4, p14
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Receipt of instructions for Persian expedition to sail; it plans to rendezvous on 25 November at entrance to Gulf; comments on its commander General Stalker; if operations inland are embarked on Canning proposes to put Anson in charge; important that commander of mixed force of Queen's and Compan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F231/4, p19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p19
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 26 September]; no fear of caste feelings being excited by new Enlistment Regulation which applies only to new recruits; recruits to Bombay Army already enlist for general service; no sign of suspicions among existing recruits that they may be compelled to cross...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F231/4, p27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p27
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
How dispute with Persia should be presented to 'our own Orientals' - comments on last letter from Lord Clarendon (Foreign Secretary) to Persia and his own much simpler proclamation to India; [refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 October]; no admission given Amir that he has any rights over Herat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F231/4, p39

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p39
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Afghanistan following fall of Herat to Persia; Lawrence is to meet Dost Muhammad; degree of support to be given latter; an independent Herat, however desirable, is not feasible – its ruler must depend on either Persia or Afghanistan; contests view that Herat is the key to India – 5...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F231/4, p45

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p45
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Question of conferring Admiralty jurisdiction upon Indian courts; as regards question of amalgamation of jurisdictions, Canning has no objection to Vernon Smith legislating on that in Parliament; progress on Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure and Penal Code; Peacock's hard work on latter; slow...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F231/4, p48

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p48
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
No news from Persian Gulf; Amir on way to Peshawar; refers to Vernon Smith's comments on policy towards Afghanistan in letter of 10 November; views of Sir J Lawrence, Col (Sir) H Edwardes (Commissioner of Peshawar), Col (Sir) James Abbott (Commissioner of Hazara 1845-53), and Canning himself on p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F231/4, p54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p54
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 November; police scheme and need to adapt any such scheme to character of community affected by it; inclines more and more to uniformity of Government in India, but not for police; complains that 'crush of current work is something beyond conception'; problem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F231/4, p65

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

10. Mss Eur F231/4, p68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p68
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Glad to hear Govt will share expenses of war with EIC – nothing less would have been fair; explains reasons for raising new loan at 5% and its terms; Persian military situation; reasons for sending units other than regiment of Scinde Horse for which Outram had asked; describes negotiations and re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

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