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Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F231

231. Mss Eur F231/9, f74

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f74
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Order restored among Santals in Hazaribagh, and in Kimedi country; mutinous men of Raja of Tulsipore have surrendered forts and themselves; he has been detained, and his followers have been given three months arrears of pay; no sympathy shown by people or proprietors in Oudh for Raja or his follo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

232. Mss Eur F231/9, f76

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f76
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 9 May]; strongly opposes suggestion Govt of India should take foreign legions into its service; they would be unsuitable for India's military requirements and their cost would therefore be unjustified – 'I say confidently that a new legion of Sikhs or Ghoorkahs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

233. Mss Eur F231/9, f82

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f82
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Differences with C-in-C over their respective powers regarding staff appointments, and expense of his forthcoming inspection tour; agrees C-in-C needs Interpreter 'who is also an English Gentleman'; perverseness of C-in-C in appointing only Queen's officers to his staff; comments favourably on Ge...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

234. Mss Eur F231/9, f84

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f84
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 May; explains inability to give Govt of India's opinion on Plowden's salt report by close of parliamentary session; suggests Directors should purchase one or two vessels from Admiralty suitable for suppression of piracy in the Straits.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

235. Mss Eur F231/9, f87

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f87
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
King of Oudh's family, but not King himself, have embarked secretly for England; asks Vernon Smith to ensure they are received suitably and not slighted; guide to this party is Mr Brandon who arrived in India as a gardener's boy – Canning outlines his career; party may be joined by Capt Bird in E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

236. Mss Eur F231/9, f90

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f90
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Encloses letter [not present] to Queen who asked him to write to her from time to time; Vernon Smith need not fear any constitutional impropriety give topics to which Canning has confined himself; difference between him and his Council on C-in-C's tour.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

237. Mss Eur F231/9, f91

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f91
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Believes certain technical impediments pointed out by Sir James Colville (Chief Justice of Calcutta Supreme Court) to turning Supreme Court into High Court as proposed by Civil Procedure Report can be overcome; Sir Charles Jackson (puisne judge) has sent in unwise protest at scheme for a High Cou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

238. Mss Eur F231/9, f96 (1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f96 (1)
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Comments on preview of financial despatch; permission to borrow £1 million for public works insufficient to allow commencement of any new works; Canning is pleased he has at having begun to reduce spending; further comments on mainly technical details; thinks Indian accounts would benefit from ad...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

239. Mss Eur F231/9, f96 (2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f96 (2)
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Herat has not yet surrendered; policy towards Afghanistan and Persia; Canning considers effective aid cannot be given to Dost Muhammad until British decide to go to war with Persia themselves, and so far there is no clear casus belli; Persians have been active elsewhere besides Herat; Canning is ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

240. Mss Eur F231/9, f108

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f108
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Secret Committee's Despatch of 10 July (received 13 August); arms and money have been sent to Dost Muhammad; too dangerous to send English officers to Herat; an officer will visit Dost if latter desires it; importance of not embarrassing Dost with his own people by appearance of too muc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item