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161. Mss Eur F83/7, f474

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f474
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Criticizes changes in presentation of Govt of India's accounts sent him by (Sir) E Drummond (Financial Secretary to Govt of India); comments on Trevelyan, Wilson and Laing and desire of two latter to make a character for themselves; Queen approves Elgin having flag like Viceroy of Ireland and Woo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

162. Mss Eur F83/7, f478

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f478
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Punjab Govt's proposals for troop reductions there which may not take account of needs of all-India defence as distinct from local requirements; 21st cavalry regiment may have to be disbanded; Bright's speech on India and cotton; difficulties made by Rose regarding both Commissariat and medical r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

163. Mss Eur F83/7, f482

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f482
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Refers to Elgin's letter of 23 November; re-states his complaint that private individuals in England sometimes receive official papers from India before India Office; did not intend criticism of Elgin personally, since he uses word 'you' to stand for Govt of India; denies having received communic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

164. Mss Eur F83/7, f494

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f494
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Question of leave for members of Elgin's Council; asks for names of possible appointees as provisional member and to succeed Patiala; discusses Norman's memorandum on number of officers required for Indian Staff Corps, how it should be composed in future, and question of allowing further retireme...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

165. Mss Eur F83/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters from Secretary of State to Governor-General
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
Unspecified

166. Mss Eur F83/8, f29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f29
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Announces purchase of Little Aden (which French were also nibbling at); possible reform of role of C-in-C; possible move of seat of Government.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1863
Extent:
1 item

167. Mss Eur F83/8, f32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f32
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Refers to Elgin's letter of 9 November; disturbances in Cossiah (Khasi) and Jaintia hills and heavy cost of coercing primitive tribes in modern humane fashion – only in the American West can the gun be the real legislator; refers to Elgin's letter of 4 December; importance of Governor-General vis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1863
Extent:
1 item

168. Mss Eur F83/8, f38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f38
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Elgin's letter of 9 December]; Mysore question; problems caused by absence of C-in-C from Calcutta, including failure of military members of Medical Mission to sign report; brief comments on Canning's appointees – Montgomery, Wingfield, Yule, Beadon and Edward Elliot; Governor-General'...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1863
Extent:
1 item

169. Mss Eur F83/8, f44

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f44
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Refers to Elgin's letter of 23 December; agrees with Elgin on conduct towards Europeans and Indians; has never disparaged planter party in public; comments on Indian press; opposes extension of penalties for breach of contract to mofussil, if that is Maine's intention; hopes Bombay proposal for r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1863
Extent:
1 item

170. Mss Eur F83/8, f50

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f50
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Refers to Elgin's letter of 5 January; many of Canning's measures crude; should be no difficulty in Govt of India making divorce law; Ghulam Muhammad; public opinion, apart from Manchester people, supports Wood's position on contract law; supports Elgin vis-à-vis C-in-C and again deprecates his a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Feb 1863
Extent:
1 item