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21. Mss Eur F231/9, f148

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f148
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Afghanistan following fall of Herat to Persia; Lawrence is to meet Dost Muhammad; degree of support to be given latter; an independent Herat, however desirable, is not feasible – its ruler must depend on either Persia or Afghanistan; contests view that Herat is the key to India – 5...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

22. Mss Eur F231/9, f169

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f169
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Capture of Bushire caused little damage to property and no loss of civilian life, and good relations established with people, while enough has been done to show British strength and difficulty of withstanding it; blunders during operation; Canning has only criticisms of Leeke, but both praise and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

23. Mss Eur F231/9, f1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f1
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Written from Aden; better barracks being built for European [but not Indian] troops which will forestall criticism of 'our present treatment of white flesh and blood'; criticises past policy towards Arabs, and current blockade of Berbera on African coast which probably harms those innocent of rec...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1856
Extent:
1 item

24. Mss Eur F231/9, f8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f8
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Hard work catching up on background to every question; refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 9 February; good government will demand increased expenditure, and Canning can see little scope for reduced charges; hopes Vernon Smith's financial despatch will sanction loans for public works; asks for cle...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

25. Mss Eur F231/9, f16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f16
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 26 February; Oudh completely tranquil except for minor disturbance among force of irregular troops/police ('Najibs') which Canning discounts; even turbulent zamindars and Rajas in Oudh accept British authority, and people who had taken refuge from their depre...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

26. Mss Eur F231/9, f28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f28
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 8 March; will not act against Persia before Vernon Smith's instructions arrive; Bombay Govt has orders from Secret Committee to comply with any requisition Murray may make for troops – Canning has advised [he cannot order] Lord Elphinstone (Governor of Bombay...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

27. Mss Eur F231/9, f46

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f46
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Case of imprisonments at Nagpur; Oudh is quite; some zamindars have accepted (without coercion) option offered by Outram to pay part of their revenue arrears in guns; ryots returning to formerly disturbed areas; believes revenue settlement will encourage this process as ryots realise rents will w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

28. Mss Eur F231/9, f66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f66
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Describes reception accorded King of Oudh (who is in neighbourhood of Calcutta but has not visited Fort William), his refusal to answer letters from one Menzies who [probably falsely] purported to be the King's agent, and Oudh Court's repudiation of Bird.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

29. 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

30. 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

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