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1. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14
Title:
Letters from the Governor of Bombay
Scope & Content:
Correspondence from Lord Elphinstone, primarily relating to the Persian Expedition. Letters numbered 1-48 with index and detailed summaries. Letter no. 26a appears in the index as no.27. There is no letter 30, the number was not used and is described in the index as 'wanting'. Correspondence fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1856-25 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 volume (50 items + enclosures)

2. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/25

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/25
Title:
23. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Has received the telegraph from Canning authorising him to prepare an expedition on the scale proposed by Sir Henry Somerset in his memorandum of 8 Aug minus the Dragoons and one Battery of Artillery. Somerset is very anxious that the Dragoons should be sent, as the Persian Cavalry are very good...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/29
Title:
26a. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Reports the news brought by the 'Assaye'. Jones had heard from Consul Stevens that Clarendon's Despatch of 11 Jul was taken to the Sedr Azim on 9 Aug and the Sedr said he would reply on 17 Aug. The Persian Army is being increased, five regiments are to be sent to Bushire and five regiments to Mo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/10

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/10
Title:
8. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Forwards a letter from Colonel Jacob [not enclosed] and suggests that it is not expedient to tie the hands of experienced officers like Jacob too closely. In the present instance Elphinstone considers that Colonel Jacob acted hastily in dismissing Mahomed Yussuf's messenger. Elphinstone does not...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/17
Title:
15. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Sends a memorandum from Sir Henry Somerset. Elphinstone thinks it will be difficult to send the 3rd Light Cavalry from Rajkote and embark them at Poorbundee. It is perhaps well that Somerset does not propose to send any of the Sind Horse, if Jacob's plan is likely to be adopted. The 78th Highlan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1856
Extent:
2 items

6. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/21

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/21
Title:
19. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Sends abstracts of the Secret Despatches, thinking they might reach Canning a few days sooner than the originals by the steamer. Vernon Smith thinks that there is little doubt that an expedition will be sent to the Gulf, Elphinstone is to be fully prepared to send a force capable of capturing Ka...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Aug 1856
Extent:
2 items

7. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/24

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/24
Title:
22. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Writes to explain the inconsistency between his last two letters and his telegraph asking for three steamers of the Indian Navy and a Despatch asking for three additional steamers belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company. When Elphinstone last wrote he believed the Force would require a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/35

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/35
Title:
33. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Writes that some letters from Captain Wray, Assistant Quarter Master General who was sent to Bushire on the 'Feroze', confirm the unfavourable view of Captain Jones' conduct in ordering the officers back to Bassadore. When the 'Feroze' arrived Jones was away at a country house, but on his return...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/36

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/36
Title:
34. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Regrets the delay in preparing the Expedition, part of the trouble is the Dewallee holidays. Elphinstone is glad that Sir Henry Leeke will take command, Ethersey cannot feel jealous that he is superseded. The Accountant General's letter from which the estimate of the expenses of the Expedition w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/38
Title:
36. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Forwards unofficially the revised estimate of the expense of the Persian Expedition. The extraordinary charges for 7 months amount to more than 45 lacs, not including the Ordnance stores. This is considerably more than was expected. Comments. One Commissariat officer has arrived at Muscat. Hopes...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1856
Extent:
2 items

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