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121. Mss Eur F231/13/30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/30
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Justifies timing and terms of recently announced loan to be raised by Indian Govt.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

122. Mss Eur F231/13/32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/32
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Nothing to report from Oudh; political situation in Nepal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

123. Mss Eur F231/13/33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/33
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations at Bombay for Persian campaign; size (5000 men) and objectives of force; decision, chiefly on grounds of expense, not to send division from Bengal as well as one from Bombay; further justification for not sending officers to Herat; more money will have to be given to Amir; small subs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

124. Mss Eur F231/13/37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/37
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations for Persian expedition; Capt J F Jones (Indian Navy, Political Agent, Persian Gulf) reports great difficulties of roads between Bushire and Shiraz, and in obtaining transport animals from Turkish side of Gulf; Bombay Govt estimates cost of expedition for Sep 1856-Apr 1857 at 52 lakhs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

125. Mss Eur F231/13/38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/38
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Discusses at length impracticability of any inland operations in Persia with only six regiments of European infantry; therefore an advance beyond Bushire to Shiraz would be extremely hazardous; India can spare no more European troops – Canning has already gone to 'the utmost bounds of prudence'; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

126. Mss Eur F231/13/39

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/39
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Receipt of instructions for Persian expedition to sail; it plans to rendezvous on 25 November at entrance to Gulf; comments on its commander General Stalker; if operations inland are embarked on Canning proposes to put Anson in charge; important that commander of mixed force of Queen's and Compan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

127. Mss Eur F231/13/42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/42
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Afghanistan following fall of Herat to Persia; Lawrence is to meet Dost Muhammad; degree of support to be given latter; an independent Herat, however desirable, is not feasible – its ruler must depend on either Persia or Afghanistan; contests view that Herat is the key to India – 5...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

128. Mss Eur F231/8, f17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8, f17
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Canning's letters of 22 and 25 March; sorry to hear Canning thinks expenditure will increase and not decrease; cannot see why Indian civil service salaries should be higher than Colonial service – Directors (who are all closely connected with service) only say style of living is gran...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

129. Mss Eur F231/8, f29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8, f29
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Canning's letters of 30 April, 2 and 3 May; comments on Peacock and intemperance of Sir James Hogg (MP and East India Company Director); adverse comments on Directors as a body; will send Law Officers's opinion on claims of Legislative Council which, if known, would end 'all hope of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

130. Mss Eur F231/8, f58

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8, f58
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letters of 8 September; Persian expedition; Court of Directors now adopting more liberal attitude to Oudh royal family; encloses draft Act on Admiralty jurisdiction in India; has urged O'Shaughnessy to return to India rather than take charge of railways and telegraphs of other...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item