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151. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/3/71

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/3/71
Title:
No. 63: Letter from Sir Frederick Currie
Scope & Content:
Comments on drafts of recruits being sent to India, and hopes to be able to supply the 24,000 asked for during the year. A Committee has been appointed in England, to do pretty much the work which was committed to the Government of India. The letter about the reorganization of the Engineers and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1858
Extent:

1 item

152. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/3/72

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/3/72
Title:
No. 64: Letter from Ross D. Mangles
Scope & Content:
Writes of the great anxiety he feels for the success of Lord Canning's administration, and humbly advises Lord Canning not to overtax his strength with all the details of administration not only of the North West Provinces but also of the Punjab. Begs him to concern himself only with the great q...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1858
Extent:

1 item

153. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4
Title:
Letters from the President of the Board of Control, Mr Robert Vernon Smith, Lord Ellenborough
Scope & Content:
Letters from Robert Vernon Smith and Lord Ellenborough, successively President of the Board of Control, numbered 1-58a with index and detailed summaries. Also includes letter from Sir George Clerk.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1856-25 May 1858
Extent:
1 volume (65 items)

154. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/1

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/1
Title:
No. 1: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Congratulates Lord Canning on his accession, and thanks him for his letter from Cairo. The Court has thanked the Pacha for his civility to Canning, and Clarendon will probably do the same. Sends an extract of a letter the writer sent to Lord Dalhousie on the attitude of the Legislative Council. ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1856
Extent:
2 items

155. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/2

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/2
Title:
No. 2: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Thanks Lord Canning for his letter from Cairo; he has received a letter from Lord Dalhousie who seems dissatisfied with the delay about Oudh. Comments on Murray's unwise behaviour over Herat. Prospects of peace in the west improve, though he wishes the war to last another year to drive Russia ba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 item

156. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/3

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/3
Title:
No. 3: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Has heard from Dalhousie that he hopes the affair of Oudh to be settled before his departure. It will not excite any great interest in England. Dost Mahomed has taken Candahar, and will probably take Herat also. He is not sure that Dalhousie is right in wishing Dost Mahomed to rule all Afghanist...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 item

157. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/4

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/4
Title:
No. 4: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Comments on a letter from Lord Dalhousie about Oudh and Dost Mahomed. Hopes that neither Dalhousie nor Canning will listen to Murray's proposals to punish Persia without instructions from home, unless Afghanistan is involved, and makes it an Indian affair. Comments on the Legislative Council; is...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

158. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/5

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/5
Title:
No. 5: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Thanks Lord Canning for his letter from Point de Galle. There are very bad reports of Lord Dalhousie's health. Prospects of peace. The writer has recommended Rawlinson as Director in place of Pollock, and Sir George Clerk in place of Redington, both independent unruly men. Awaits news of Calcutt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

159. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/6

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/6
Title:
No. 6: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Remarks on a debate in the House of Lords on Indian finance. He is pleased with Dalhousie's arrangements about Oudh, though fears that the tone of [James] Outram's letter may excite sympathy for the King. The Directors can only think of their election. The Nawab of Surat's case has been referred...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

160. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/7

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4/7
Title:
No. 7: Letter from Robert Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Comments on a Minute of Lord Dalhousie on the whole of his eight years administration. Awaits the opinion of the Law officers on the powers of the Legislative Council. Remarks on a quarrel between Mr [Frederick] Halliday and the officers of Government. Canning's account of the diminution of the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item