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31. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/31

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/31
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Claims to compensation of sons of Simon Fraser (Agent to Governor-General at Delhi) murdered at outset of mutiny; Canning ignorant of reasons for granting compensation for relatives killed in Irish rebellion, but judging of India alone he opposes compensation for loss of relatives in mutiny other...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1859
Extent:
1 item

32. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/32

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/32
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Refers to Stanley's letter of 14 March on Tayler's case; Govt of India is particularly chary of interfering with Govt of Bengal because of tendency of aggrieved Bengal civilians to bypass the latter; comments on Tayler.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1859
Extent:
1 item

33. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/33

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/33
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Narratives of the mutiny in Bengal and elsewhere will be despatched, with lists of civilians who have distinguished themselves among whom he will select those especially deserving of honour; recommends F J Halliday for KCB.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

34. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/34

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/34
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Discontent among Company's European troops regarding transfer to crown not at an end as he had hoped and believed; encloses message from Maj-Gen J F Bradford (CO at Meerut) announcing widespread and open discontent there - something amiss with command there if they were previously unaware of it.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

35. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/35
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Encloses further messages regarding situation at Meerut, and a memorandum on the geographical disposition of troops in the area.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

36. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/36

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/36
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Discusses discontent among East India Company's European troops particularly at Meerut and Allahabad and how it should be handled; situation has been critical; its possible effect on native troops; wishes Court of Enquiry at Meerut to complete its work quickly.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

37. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/37
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Encloses papers on doings of 4th European Regiment and 2nd Light Cavalry at Allahabad showing 'how narrow escape we have had from grievous disaster. I never passed a more anxious 24 hours than after the first announcement of Sir John Inglis' intention to disarm'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

38. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/38
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Health of (Sir) Henry Ricketts having broken down, and with only two remaining colleagues (Outram and Peacock) neither of whom is in robust health, it is imperative, in view of volume of business, for him to exercise his power to appoint temporary member of Council.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

39. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/39

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/39
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Has had to rebuke Sir C Trevelyan (Governor of Madras), despite which he still intends to give Local Governors more freedom of action in things 'not essentially imperial' as Stanley will see from changes in Public Works system.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

40. Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 475/40
Title:
Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:
Further discussion of handling of discontent among Company's European troops; need to refill vacancies which will be left in Bengal Artillery by discharges by offering bounties for volunteers from British Army infantry regiments; has held up embarkation of two British Army regiments for time being.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1859
Extent:
1 item

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