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21. Mss Eur F90/27, no.23

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Mss Eur F90/27, no.23
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Lawrence's letter of 21 April which has pleased him; comparison of Oudh with Ireland 'where long established custom gives to the tenant what the law denies him'; difficulty of legislating to assimilate matters in Oudh to position in Bengal under an amended Act X; need to give paper c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1866
Extent:
1 item

22. Mss Eur F90/27, no.26

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Mss Eur F90/27, no.26
Title:
Letter from De Grey to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Resignation of Lord Russell's Government following failure to carry reform proposals; will endeavour to keep Indian affairs out of 'the noisy arena of party politics'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1866
Extent:
1 item

23. Mss Eur F90/27, no.30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/27, no.30
Title:
Letter from Cranborne to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Several chambers of commerce have asked him to inquire into practicability of road across Burma to China; is not himself optimistic, but thinks commercial classes have right to have matter investigated; requests Lawrence's views; criticisms made to him of administration of public works in India –...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1866
Extent:
1 item

24. Mss Eur F90/27, no.32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/27, no.32
Title:
Letter from Cranborne to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Lawrence's letter of 17 July; approves Lawrence's stance regarding Afghanistan and Russians in Central Asia; discusses Russian policy - concern felt by some regarding Russian danger; Sir H Green (Political Superintendent, N.W. Frontier of Sind) urges occupation of Quetta, and hopes t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Aug 1866
Extent:
1 item

25. Mss Eur F90/27, no.35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/27, no.35
Title:
Letter from Cranborne to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Lawrence's letter of 15 August; has advised against Lord Mayor launching famine appeal; blames reluctance of officials to believe bad news, and 'ill-regulated enthusiasm for the doctrines of political economy' of Messrs Chapman and Ravenshaw; despatch will instruct Lawrence to appoin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1866
Extent:
1 item

26. Mss Eur F90/27, no.42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/27, no.42
Title:
Letter from Cranborne to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Lawrence's letters of first week of October; announces appointment of (Sir William) Seymour Fitzgerald to succeed Frere as Governor of Bombay; Frere will probably become member of Council of India; argues at length in favour of abandonment of barracks at Peshawar; argues that Lawrenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Nov 1866
Extent:
1 item

27. Mss Eur F90/27, no.1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/27, no.1
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Has not fully digested Muir's paper [cf. Lawrence's letter to Wood of 1 August 1866], but conclusion seems to be that, as in all 'uncivilized' countries, customary rights of occupation existed and in almost all cases it suited both parties to adhere to them, 'and so it will be till a competition ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1866
Extent:
1 item

28. Mss Eur F90/27, no.10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/27, no.10
Title:
Letter from De Grey to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Asks Lawrence to write fully and freely and promises support; hopes Lawrence will have seen enough of him when they were together at India Office (De Grey was Parliamentary Under-Secretary Jan-Jul 1861) to know that he feels deep interest in Indian questions and in 'welfare of the populations, fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 item

29. Mss Eur F90/27, no.11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/27, no.11
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Lawrence's letters of 19 and 23 January which he will leave to de Grey; hopes when Lawrence returns they may have many opportunities to talk over matters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 item

30. Mss Eur F90/27, no.13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/27, no.13
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Lawrence's letters of 2 and 8 February; explains his position on borrowing for irrigation; agrees with Lawrence in preferring Govt action to private enterprise in irrigation works and has tried to impress this opinion on successors; Stanley's case; restates his position on Oudh tenur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1866
Extent:
1 item

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