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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F231

21. Mss Eur F231/1, f176

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f176
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 2 May; Joseph Dorin (President in Council at Calcutta) gives better news of progress of loan; will be happy to consider honour for John Lawrence; announces appointment of Viscount Canning (Postmaster General) as Dalhousie's successor; Colvile has not yet replied...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 item

22. Mss Eur F231/1, f182

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f182
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 18 May; approves Dalhousie's refusal to sanction aggressive action proposed by Commissioner of Pegu; has now heard that Colvile will accept Chief Justiceship; satisfactory accounts from Crimea; Canning's appointment seems to be well received; PS. has been presse...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

23. Mss Eur F231/1, f186

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f186
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 2 June; loan likely to produce some comment before end of Session, and for this reason regrets non-receipt of Salt report; hopes before Dalhousie leaves India he will have established system to provide President of Board with more up-to-date financial informatio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

24. Mss Eur F231/1, f193

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f193
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letter of 18 June; describes debate in Parliament on Indian budget and 5% loan – Bright spoke 'with his usual unscrupulousness and with his wonted vigour', and Sir J Hogg (EIC Director) showed his usual tendency to defend the indefensible regarding proceedings in Madras; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1855
Extent:
1 item

25. Mss Eur F231/1, f197

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f197
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Has read Dalhousie's minute on Oudh with deepest interest; thinks it unlikely that EIC Directors will wish to alter arrangements for Dalhousie's stay in India to enable him to carry out details of scheme for Oudh, partly because that might appear derogatory to his successor; any plan for Oudh lik...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item

26. Mss Eur F231/1, f200

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f200
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
[Letterbook contains only the following summary] 'Defence of loans for public works. Enclose memorandum for the Court of Directors on augmentation of the Indian Army. Point out the extravagance in the mode, as well as the proposal in itself & ask his advice. No speedy decision on Oude.'
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1855
Extent:
1 item

27. Mss Eur F231/1, f201

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f201
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Dalhousie's letters of '25th' [25 September] and '8th' [probably 7/8 September]; notes Dalhousie's strong expressions against withdrawal of troops for service in Crimea; Vernon Smith has never advocated reduction in Indian troop levels, but simply suggested withdrawing experienced tr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1855
Extent:
1 item

28. Mss Eur F231/1, f205

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f205
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Refers to Dalhousie's letter of 8 October; if Mackenzie's murder was caused by interference with religious customs, most peremptory instructions should be issued to prevent recurrence – 'I cannot conceive any deeper hazard to our Indian Empire than that a spirit of religious sentimentality should...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1855
Extent:
1 item

29. Mss Eur F231/1, f240

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f240
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 June; is annoyed at Plowden's delay in producing salt report and is threatening that if he does not produce it very soon, he will be suspended till he does; mission to Ava is about to set out; hopes of peace between Nepal and Tibet; 5% loan almost full; opi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

30. Mss Eur F231/1, f242

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f242
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Since yesterday's letter has received telegraph message from Calcutta of serious disturbances in Rajmahal hills [in Santal Parganas district].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item