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11. Mss Eur F83/2, f61v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f61v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Comments on opposition to reduction of cotton duties; asks for guidance on policy on North-West Frontier in view of Persian movements and possibility of death of Dost Muhammad Khan (Amir of Afghanistan); possible visit to India of Prince of Wales; appointment of (Sir) Henry Harington as temporar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1862-19 Apr 1862
Extent:
1 item

12. Mss Eur F83/2, f77v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f77v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Describes method of conducting business in Executive Council and possible adverse effect of clause in recent Act authorizing individual members to act in the name of the Governor-General in Council; foresees difficulties in exercising his veto over legislation passed by Local Legislatures, and i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1862-23 Apr 1862
Extent:
1 item

13. Mss Eur F83/2, f86v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f86v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Explains his intentions regarding adjournment (rather than prorogation) of Legislative Council; Laing's banking arrangements; legislation on sale of land and land tax redemption schemes is held up pending receipt of Wood's views; Durand's appointment as Foreign Secretary. 4 May. Has received Wo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1862-4 May 1862
Extent:
1 item

14. Mss Eur F83/2, f99v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f99v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Question of direct correspondence between Secretary of State and Indian Princes, and their style of address; Elgin has discouraged proposal of Maharaja of Nepal to visit England and Europe as official representative of his state; importance of Home and Indian Governments taking same line in such ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1862
Extent:
1 item

15. Mss Eur F83/2, f105v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f105v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Laing is to leave very soon; Elgin will have lost Frere, Beadon, Ritchie and Laing from Council, and gained (Sir) William Grey (Home Member) who 'was not less useful as Secretary'; question of Laing's successor – Elgin comments on relative merits of appointing outsider from Home such as Wilson a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1862-16 May 1862
Extent:
1 item

16. Mss Eur F83/2, f113v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f113v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Laing goes home this mail on leave for medical reasons, and Elgin will leave it to him to explain measures for introduction of paper currency; comments on Laing and hopes he will return; in meantime Elgin will obtain insight into Finance Dept the better to assess Laing's schemes in future; last i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1862
Extent:
1 item

17. Mss Eur F83/2, f117v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f117v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Does not trouble Wood with every report of disaffection he receives, but encloses one from Lt-Governor of North-Western Provinces; considers it right that everything affecting public mind should be monitored, but inexpedient that British should 'appear in the eyes of the natives fussy or frighte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1862-4 Jun 1862
Extent:
1 item

18. Mss Eur F83/2, f123v

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Mss Eur F83/2, f123v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Encloses report from (Sir) George Yule (Chief Commissioner of Oudh) on 'curious state of matters' there; he receives anonymous letters from time to time that his bodyguard is not to be trusted; Canning disarmed the bodyguard and had a European guard at night; latter is now dispensed with and Indi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1862
Extent:
1 item

19. Mss Eur F83/2, f130v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f130v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Persons who have been 'trading on the fears of the people in Oude' are beginning to be detected, and Elgin has urged that every effort should be made to seize and punish them; is disgusted with 'military panic mongers' in the North West; notes folly of discussing, e.g. poisoning of Europeans (cur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1862
Extent:
1 item

20. Mss Eur F83/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters from Governor-General to Secretary of State
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun-9 Sep 1862
Extent:
Unspecified