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1. Mss Eur F699

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699
Title:
Papers of Charles Canning and Charlotte Canning, Earl and Countess Canning
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of the papers of Charles John Canning, Viscount (later Earl) Canning (1812-1862), and his wife Charlotte, Lady Canning (née Stuart) (1817-1861). Mss Eur F699/1 forms the bulk of the collection, being primarily of the papers of Charles Canning, during the period 1856 to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1778-1962
Extent:

155 volumes, 222 boxes, 9 oversize portfolios & 1 despatch box

2. Mss Eur F699/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1
Title:
Papers of Charles Canning, Viscount (later Earl) Canning
Scope & Content:
The Governor General's papers were dealt with by Charles Canning directly, and include the most important sequences of correspondence such as with the Officers of the East India Company, the President of the Board of Control, and the Secretary of State for India. The Governor General was suppor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1815-1870
Extent:
149 volumes, 208 boxes & 9 oversize portfolios

3. Mss Eur F699/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1
Title:
Governor General's Papers
Scope & Content:
The bulk of the papers of the Governor General of India Charles Canning consist of private and demi-official correspondence written to Canning, and copies of his correspondence in reply. The correspondence was administered by the Offices of the Governor General's Secretaries. It is divided into ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1863
Extent:
95 volumes & 3 boxes (22 folders)

4. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1
Title:
Civil Correspondence: Letters Received
Scope & Content:
Letters written to Charles Canning while Governor General of India, from Civil as opposed to Military sources. Consists of the following volumes: Letters from and to Queen Victoria (1 volume) Letters from Her Majesty's Ministers (1 volume) Letters from the Court of Directors of the East India...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1856-1863
Extent:
32 volumes

5. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1
Title:
Letters from and to Queen Victoria
Scope & Content:
Six letters from Queen Victoria to Charles Canning, Aug 1856 - Sep 1861, with copies of twelve replies from Charles Canning to Queen Victoria, Jul 1856 - Dec 1861. Also three letters to Lord de Tabley, written on behalf of Queen Victoria, Aug 1862 - Mar 1863 regarding possible return of her lett...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1856-24 Mar 1863
Extent:
1 volume (21 items)

6. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/1
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Osborne House
Scope & Content:
Thanks Lord Canning for his interesting letter of 3 Jul, she is always glad to hear about India. All that Lord Canning tells her is satisfactory, though as he truly says, no-one can prophesy for 24 hours that peace will not be disturbed. The Queen fears that the occupation of Herat by the Persia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/2
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Windsor Castle
Scope & Content:
Thanks Lord Canning for his letter, written when he was not aware of the fall of Delhi. News of this has reached the Queen though without any details; news of the fate of Lucknow is awaited with intense anxiety. The Queen entirely shares Lord Canning's feelings of sorrow and indignation at the s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/3
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Windsor Castle
Scope & Content:
Writes of her pleasure in hearing from Lord Canning of the enormous Empire which is so bright a jewel in her Crown. She hopes the Proclamation will be the beginning of a new era; she is glad Canning approves of the passage about religion, on which the Queen insisted. She hopes that the certainty...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Dec 1858
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/4
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Buckingham Palace
Scope & Content:
The Queen, at Buckingham Palace, expresses her joy and gratitude at the end of the Mutiny, and her sense of Lord Canning's services. The Viceroy will hear from Lord Stanley about the new Order of Chivalry which she hopes will bind many of the native Princes by a personal tie with their sovereign...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 May 1858
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/1/5
Title:
Letter from Queen Victoria, Osborne House
Scope & Content:
Thanks Lord Canning for his account of his progress through her Indian Dominions. She has just seen Lord Clyde, looking very well, and speaking enthusiastically of Lord Canning. Lord Elphinstone has died. Comments on the birth of her second grandchild. No news has yet come about the Prince of Wal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1860
Extent:
1 item