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21. Mss Eur F231/1, f268

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f268
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 24 July; Plowden now doing double duty without salary to complete Salt report; Indian patent bill now passing through Legislative Council; is too unwell to reply regarding troops from India except, in common with all his colleagues, to deprecate 'so unwise a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1855-8 Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item

22. Mss Eur F231/1, f66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f66
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Wood, Ootacamund
Scope & Content:
[The dating of these three letters to Wood is doubtful. The dates shown here are those given in Vernon Smith's letter book, but it is clear that the letter dated 20 March from Calcutta must have been written before those dated 14 and 16 March from Ootacamund. Most probably the 20 March letter ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1855
Extent:
1 item

23. Mss Eur F231/1, f124

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f124
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 May; answers criticism of 5% loan, which is now filling up faster; King of Ava has recalled officers responsible for frontier outrage; war between Nepal and Tibet does not affect India which is quiet everywhere; by next mail will submit 'very important ques...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 item

24. Mss Eur F231/1, f136

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f136
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 25 May; will do his best to expedite preparation of Indian accounts; grant of rank to Indian Army officers all over the world; press is currently filled with 'vast deal of nonsense' on Indian Army officers; loan now going very well; Amir of Afghanistan please...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

25. Mss Eur F231/1, f138

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f138
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Has that day signed despatch on Oudh; in recent years Court of Directors has repeated urged Govt of India to take action on Oudh but it has not done so for various reasons 'amongst others a reluctance on my part to resort to extreme measures'; one reason for acting now not mentioned officially is...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1855
Extent:
1 item

26. Mss Eur F231/1, f197

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f197
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Has read Dalhousie's minute on Oudh with deepest interest; thinks it unlikely that EIC Directors will wish to alter arrangements for Dalhousie's stay in India to enable him to carry out details of scheme for Oudh, partly because that might appear derogatory to his successor; any plan for Oudh lik...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1855
Extent:
1 item

27. Mss Eur F231/1, f240

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f240
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 June; is annoyed at Plowden's delay in producing salt report and is threatening that if he does not produce it very soon, he will be suspended till he does; mission to Ava is about to set out; hopes of peace between Nepal and Tibet; 5% loan almost full; opi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1855
Extent:
1 item

28. Mss Eur F231/1, f258

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f258
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 July; loan now nearly full; information will be forwarded from Calcutta regarding next year's financial measures; has long advocated annual loan to finance public works; opium gradually rising again; warmly approves Colvile's appointment as Chief Justice; S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1855
Extent:
1 item

29. Mss Eur F231/1, f32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f32
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Wood, Ootacamund
Scope & Content:
Refers to Wood's letter of 23 December; is sorry Wood seems to be wavering in his support for Dalhousie's proposals for military reductions; contests argument that India provides a valuable training ground for Queen's cavalry; impolitic and unjust to expect India to provide cavalry reserve which ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1855
Extent:
1 item

30. Mss Eur F231/1, f162

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f162
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Wood says he will reply to Dalhousie's letter of 16 March; Vernon Smith agrees with Dalhousie on question of granting lands to stipendiary Princes; of other subjects mentioned in that letter, it is the loan that occupies attention here - surmises arguments Disraeli will use to attack it, but does...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 May 1855
Extent:
1 item

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