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21. Mss Eur F213/25, p37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p37
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 7 March; delay in despatch of Koh-i-noor; rumours about diamond have leaked out; dealt with a great deal of work during his stay at Calcutta; Bethune devoid of judgement but very able and useful, and has done excellent work in introducing female education on same...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1850
Extent:
1 item

22. Mss Eur F213/25, p40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p40
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 25 March; Medea has sailed with Koh-i-noor on board; discusses Bethune's 'Black Acts'; has concluded European exemption from jurisdiction of criminal courts cannot be removed until relevant portion of Indian Criminal Code prepared by Law Commission has been passe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1850
Extent:
1 item

23. Mss Eur F213/25, p93

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p93
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 24 May; position regarding work on Indian Marriages Act; requests precise instructions on action, if any, to be taken by Indian Legislative Council on Indian Penal Code – Bethune is seeking to redraft it which Dalhousie considers would set at nought the work of t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1850
Extent:
1 item

24. Mss Eur F213/25, p114

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p114
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letters of 24 June and 8 July; Secret Committee's despatch on Napier entirely satisfactory to Dalhousie; will use his judgement whether to communicate it to Napier who obeys him, but only grudgingly; Dalhousie hopes that Govt support in form of acceptance of Napier's resig...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Aug 1850
Extent:
1 item

25. Mss Eur F213/25, p138

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p138
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
All quiet; overture received from Dost Muhammad to be forgiven – restoration of good relations would make control of frontier tribes much easier, but Dalhousie will do nothing until he has made due submission; offensive memorandum from Napier regarding Punjab corps has led Dalhousie to communicat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1850
Extent:
1 item

26. Mss Eur F213/25, p140

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p140
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 24 July; suspects Napier of double dealing over his resignation; by now Hobhouse will have received Napier's memorandum and Dalhousie's minute [cf Dalhousie's letters of 26 May and 14 June] and Dalhousie assumes home authorities will either treat Napier's memoran...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1850
Extent:
1 item

27. Mss Eur F213/25, p160

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p160
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 7 August; is gratified by full support for him over Napier; makes clear his contempt for Napier's ability and character; policy towards Afridis; condition of Multan fort may make it not worth the cost of keeping; has sanctioned Bombay Govt's proposal to end allow...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1850
Extent:
1 item

28. Mss Eur F213/25, p165

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p165
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 22 August; Jung Bahadur; position regarding Bengal railway – delay is fault of Railway Company, and Hobhouse should not believe what he sees in Indian newspapers; all quite in India, and rains appear ample; policy towards Afridis.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Oct 1850
Extent:
1 item

29. Mss Eur F213/25, p181

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p181
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
At Amritsar; Punjab in good state; has himself settled question of cantonment in this district in view of Napier's failure to provide promised report; removal of customs line has been a boon, and Punjab finances in good shape; Napier is on his way to Bombay but has not communicated with Dalhousie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 item

30. Mss Eur F213/25, p184

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p184
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Attack by Waziris on frontier village in Bannu easily beaten off which will have excellent moral effect; sickness in upper India continues – severe suffering among natives; is busy trying to reduce number and cost of cantonment buildings – difficulty of finding labour and materials.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1850
Extent:
1 item

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