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41. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/41

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Title:
No. 41: Letter from Mr William E. Gladstone
Scope & Content:
Introduces Mr Bonham to Canning. Mr Laing, Financial Secretary at the Treasury is an excellent man and is going to India. The great European event of the year has been the emancipation of Italy. Lord Dalhousie is bearing up gallantly. Sends enclosed letter from F Bonham, dated 16 Oct, introducin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1860
Extent:
2 items

42. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/42

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Title:
No. 42: Letter from Mr Sidney Herbert
Scope & Content:
Asks for a second Regiment for New Zealand. Sends the Duke of Cambridge's instructions, and Sir Hope Grant's proposals, with comment's. Private. Enclosed: 1. Memorandum on the distribution of troops serving in China, the war being concluded. 2. Extract from Sir Hope Grant's letter dated, Tie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1860
Extent:
3 items

43. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/43

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Title:
No. 43: Letter from the Duke of Cambridge
Scope & Content:
Sends a copy of a General Order sent to Sir Hugh Rose [not enclosed]. Rose is to do nothing without consulting Canning in the matter, he is not to publish the Order if Canning thinks it better not to. The Order refers to the transference of the Local Troops to Line service. The Order has been ap...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1861
Extent:
1 item

44. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/44

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Title:
No. 44: Letter from Viscount Sydney
Scope & Content:
Sydney has been asked by the Queen to write to Canning about the dress or uniform to be worn at her Court by the Civil Servants in the Indian Service. The matter has arisen because Lieutenant Osborne of Rewah appeared in a hybrid kind of uniform; a diplomatic uniform with the aiguillette of an H...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1861
Extent:
1 item

45. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/45

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Title:
No. 45: Letter from Viscount Sydney
Scope & Content:
Sends various papers about the court dress of Civil Servants. Private. Enclosed: 1. Note from the Duke of Newcastle's Private Secretary about the colonial uniforms. Because of the variety of answers and suggestions from the 50 Colonies, all with different forms of constitution, the question ha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1861
Extent:
3 items

46. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/46

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Title:
No. 46: Letter from the Earl of Elgin
Scope & Content:
Writes that it is settled that Elgin is to succeed Canning. Canning will well understand Elgin's feelings. Elgin would be glad to know of any matters he should attend to, before leaving England. Asks for a list of the household things Canning intends to dispose of, and for information about what...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1861
Extent:
1 item

47. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/47

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Title:
No. 47: Letter from the Earl of Elgin
Scope & Content:
Asks for advice about his staff. Hopes to see Laing when he returns from the Highlands. Lady Elgin has not made up her mind what to do. Asks about servants
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1861
Extent:
1 item

48. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/48

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Title:
No. 48: Letter from the Earl of Elgin
Scope & Content:
Thanks Canning for his letter. Elgin is awed rather than elated by his appointment. He should leave Suez at the end of Jan and asks Canning to have the 'Feroze' there about that time. He has done hardly anything about staff, but it is no use troubling Canning with questions, for there is no time...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1861
Extent:
1 item

49. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/49

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Title:
No. 49: Letter from Lord Palmerston
Scope & Content:
Informs Lord Canning that the Order of the Garter is to be conferred upon him on his return to England as a mark of Her Majesty's high approval of his great services as Governor General. Endorsed: Copy made by order 9 Dec 1861.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1861
Extent:
1 item

50. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/50

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Title:
No. 50: Letter from the Earl of Elgin
Scope & Content:
Proposes to buy Canning's closed carriage. Is behind with his arrangements, and will probably come to India almost alone, and acquire a staff there. Sends a letter to Sir Robert Napier [not enclosed].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1861
Extent:
1 item

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