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441. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.27

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.27
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 26 March; suggests Cranborne's decision on Mysore should stand; explains why he supports annexation in this case; regarding Orissa Famine Commission Report, comments on his failure to overrule his Council and insist on Lt-Governor of Bengal importing food at the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

442. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.28

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.28
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 3 April; take-over of Bank of Bombay by Bank of Bengal; explains at length why he opposes recognition of Maharaja of Mysore's adoption of heir and favours annexation, but will carry out Northcote's instructions whatever they may be.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

443. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.29

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.29
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 29 March – Govt of India has already recommended Jung Bahadur's salute should remain at 19 guns.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

444. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.30

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.30
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 10 April; Indian financial position; views on loans; difficulty of raising new taxation in India where 'the Englishman … practically considers it his prerogative … to pay no taxation at all'; believes Income Tax would be better solution than Licence Tax 'for it wil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

445. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.31

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.31
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 20 April; probably right to allow Burmese mission to France to proceed; reasons for opposing annexation of Burma; survey of route from Rangoon to Burma/China frontier desired by Lord Cranborne now complete; either road or railway would be too costly, especially ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

446. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.32

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.32
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to his own letter of 8 January; recommendations for 2nd and 3rd classes of Star of India; services of Maharaja Man Singh in securing assent of taluqdars of Oudh to ameliorations in terms of subordinate land tenures, to whom Lawrence has promised Star of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1867-29 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

447. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.33

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.33
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 26 April; Miss Carpenter's proposals for Female Normal Schools will be considered; officers' claims; queries received from Parliamentary Committee regarding employment of Indian troops in colonies; difficulties of this proposal; if colonies such as Canada provided ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

448. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.34

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.34
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 3 May; agrees Licence Tax should have gone higher, but futile for Lawrence to propose it, in view of lack of support in his Council and at home; need for careful planning of Abyssinian expedition; comments on British Army officers recommended by Duke of Cambridg...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

449. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.35

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.35
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 17 May; probable need for naval force to police Indian Sea; employment of Indian troops in colonies delicate matter; question of bonus for local officers whom nothing will fully satisfy and who have acquired habit of making out grievances.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

450. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.36

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.36
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Abyssinian expedition; recommendation of KCB for Brig-Gen Henry Tombs.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item