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221. Mss Eur F213/23, p197

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Mss Eur F213/23, p197
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 24 July; inexpediency of Wellington's proposal to send Napier to assist at siege of Multan; troops concentrating before Multan with not much adverse effect on their health so far; two minor insurrections which lend credence to Currie's belief in general Sikh cons...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1848
Extent:
1 item

222. Mss Eur F213/23, p203

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Mss Eur F213/23, p203
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Has written to Wellington begging him not to appoint Cotton as C-in-C, India; Satara minute goes by this mail.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1848
Extent:
1 item

223. Mss Eur F213/23, p211

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Mss Eur F213/23, p211
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 7 August; defends troop numbers initially ordered for Multan, and subsequent changes of plan; financial constraints thereon; insurrection has never subsided, and events since show 'it was a general movement of the Sikhs and not an accident at Mooltan. Rebellion h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1848
Extent:
1 item

224. Mss Eur F213/23, p264

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/23, p264
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Punjab situation; has told Gough that Whish should not command increased force soon to be at Multan; other possible commanders there; wishes Gough had not used name of 'Army of the Punjab'; drought means forage and supplies are scarce – Dalhousie has told Gough if need be to take carriage and cat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1848
Extent:
1 item

225. Mss Eur F213/23, p305

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Mss Eur F213/23, p305
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 6 October but does not have time to answer it this mail; Gough's operations in Punjab only relatively successful; supply problems – 'the whole of the Sikh population … are dead against us; the villagers who are not are intimidated. Many Sirdars … were in arms in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1848
Extent:
1 item

226. Mss Eur F213/24, p47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/24, p47
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouses's letter of 6 January; is pleased at Satara decision; wishes to apply similar principle as in Satara case to question of sovereignty of Delhi, now that last recognised heir apparent (Prince Dara Bukht) has died, when present King of Delhi dies; Nepalese hunting excursion ov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1849
Extent:
1 item

227. Mss Eur F213/24, p60

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/24, p60
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Gough's complete victory over Sikhs and Afghans at battle of Gujrat on 21 February; briefly describes battle (full details in despatches going by same mail); believes victory will impress on Native powers a conviction of the great superiority in military resources and science of British Army apar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1849
Extent:
1 item

228. Mss Eur F213/24, p114

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Mss Eur F213/24, p114
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Is sorry to have troubled Hobhouse about Capt Ramsay, but his letter of 16 January was written before he knew Ramsay's petition for Brevet Majority had already been rejected.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1849
Extent:
1 item

229. Mss Eur F213/24, p124

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Mss Eur F213/24, p124
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Submits his own honours list for recent campaign and comments on those particularly deserving reward, including Maj (later Sir) George Lawrence, Capt (Sir) James Abbott, Lt Herbert, Maj Frederick Mackeson, and (Sir) Henry Elliot (Foreign Secretary to Govt of India).; accepts that if Hobhouse disa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1849
Extent:
1 item

230. Mss Eur F213/24, p129

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/24, p129
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
War is now over; flight of Dost Muhammad; justifies his annexation of Punjab without waiting for instructions from home on grounds that it was falling into anarchy; failure to act would have meant loss of revenue and of authority; has sent despatch explaining why whole of Punjab must be taken, wh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1849
Extent:
1 item