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31. Mss Eur B380/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2
Title:
Original letters from Mayo to Argyll
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1869
Extent:
1 volume

32. Mss Eur B380/2, f3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f3
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Temple's health necessitates his going home; Patiala loan in hand; settlement of recent frontier disturbance afforded opportunity to show that Amir is willing to cooperate in repression of crimeArgyll's despatch on Stud - present system indefensible; opium prospects; (Sir) T D Forsyth (Commission...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

33. Mss Eur B380/2, f18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f18
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 16 April]; in agreement on railways; will be cautious about embarking on new irrigation projects; if irrigation is to be continued on scale commensurate with India's needs, his proposed system of accounts and payment for them will be essential; emphasises strength of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

34. Mss Eur B380/2, f27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f27
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Has just heard Bombay opium revenue for 1868-69 over-estimated by £488,680 (£1,761,320 as against £2,250,000) which accounts for much of error in estimate of cash balances; searching enquiry into error will be made.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

35. Mss Eur B380/2, f31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f31
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Argyll's letter of 23 April; Star of India should not be given to Nawab of Bengal until Argyll hears further from Mayo; extraordinary uncertainty of opium revenue forecasts; decision to sell 48,000 chests of opium in 1870.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

36. Mss Eur B380/2, f38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f38
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 23 April]; will look into question of survey for Burma-China road - Col Fytche (Commissioner of British Burma) is very impulsive; Consul has been established at Bhamo with Burmese consent; Bank of Bengal agency in Bombay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

37. Mss Eur B380/2, f41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f41
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 7 May]; defends text of his letter to Amir of Afghanistan, reiterating explanations given in his letter of 4 April, and endeavouring to remove misapprehensions in England about the letter and events at Ambala; deprecates any explanatory statements to Amir; secret des...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1869
Extent:
1 item

38. Mss Eur B380/2, f54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f54
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Regrets letter from Sir W Seymour Fitzgerald (Governor of Bombay) on policy towards Muscat gave offence – it should be treated as private having been included in official monthly printed proceedings by mistake.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jun 1869
Extent:
1 item

39. Mss Eur B380/2, f57

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f57
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Recent cyclone in Bengal has done little damage compared with previous occurrences; asks Argyll to give countenance to attempt by Maharaja of Kashmir to establish shawl agency in London.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1869
Extent:
1 item

40. Mss Eur B380/2, f66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f66
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Is concerned at wild talk from Fytche and his officers regarding intervention in Burma; has appealed to Napier to ensure that vacancy in command of Pegu Division is filled by prudent officer; defect of Indian Staff organisation that it is virtually obligatory to appoint a Madras officer when ther...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1869
Extent:
1 item