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21. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/28

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/28
Title:
63. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Sends papers from Murray [not enclosed]. All is quiet in Bombay, though the native troops are not to be depended upon when in contact with other sepoys in a state of mutiny. The latest news from Delhi is that the reinforcements had arrived, but the siege train was still awaited.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1857
Extent:
1 item

22. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/31
Title:
65. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Writes that all the garrisons have now been withdrawn from Persia. The Persians will insist upon the evacuation of Bassadore also, where there is a hospital, a coal depot, and a few native Marines.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1857
Extent:
1 item

23. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/3
Title:
51. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Has already sent by telegraph the substance of a letter from Colonel Jacob, who has changed his views about the Sind Horse after meeting Outram at Kurrachee. It is reported that the Murrees were assembling in the hills, and it is inadvisable to leave the Frontier without a 2nd Regiment of Cavalr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

24. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/5
Title:
52. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Has read Canning's letter and enclosures with very great interest, he is greatly obliged for the information about the actual state of relations with Dost Mahomed, Canning's views on Herat, Outram's appointment. Outram's health is much better than it was three years ago, and if he spends the Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

25. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/6
Title:
53. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Has received Canning's letter and Minute on the lack of boats for landing troops and baggage at Bushire. The Admiral has already been asked for an explanation. Comments. Elphinstone fears that the skeleton hospital has not been landed. Stalker seems to have shown want of energy and forcefulness....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1857
Extent:
1 item

26. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/10

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/10
Title:
54. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Has received some letters from Bushire sent by a Dutch vessel. It is regrettable that Sir James Outram's departure for Mohummerah has been delayed by the non-arrival of the 2nd Division, this was due to the shortage of steamers at Bombay. The shortage of coal is due to the difficulty of obtainin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1857
Extent:
10 items

27. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/17
Title:
60. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
He is glad that Sir James Outram is returning European troops to India, and that it seems likely that the Shah will ratify the Treaty. The events at Meerut make the early return of the European troops most desirable. In Outram's official Despatch, he has very much underestimated some of the item...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1857
Extent:
2 items

28. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/18
Title:
60a. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Explains the position at Gujarat, as he fears that Sir Richmond Shakespear's offer of the services of the Baroda Brigade may lead Canning to suppose the position worse than it actually is. On 15 May a very serious riot took place at Broach, trouble having arisen between the Mussulmen and the Par...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jun 1857
Extent:
2 items

29. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/30
Title:
64a. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Writes that it is two months since he suggested that if some of the troops which are to touch at Ceylon were sent to Bombay, a column could be formed to advance through Gugerat and Rajpootana upon Delhi or Agra. Repeats his request for some troops to be sent to Bombay. The Joudpore Legion has no...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1857
Extent:
2 items

30. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/15
Title:
58. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Sends a copy of a letter from Sir James Outram. When the letter was written, Outram had not received the full discretionary power he now has, to send back any part of his European Force which he could spare. In transmitting this authority to him, the Bombay Government sent a list of stations to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1857
Extent:
2 items

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