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351. Mss Eur F231/3, p162

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Mss Eur F231/3, p162
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 3 July (1); suggests Legislative Councillor [i.e. Law Member of Governor-General's Executive Council] no longer necessary and that £10,000 p.a. could be saved; two batches of civil servants (of 20 each) being sent out, plus those currently at Haileybury found fit aft...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

352. Mss Eur F231/3, p165

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Mss Eur F231/3, p165
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 17 July; brief comments on Indian financial position; possibility of negotiations with Persia at Constantinople, but meanwhile Canning should continue with preparations for campaign; agreement has been given to Anson's tour of inspection; inconvenience of latter's co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

353. Mss Eur F231/3, p232

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p232
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 8 January (2); Outram's appointment; varying advice at home from Rawlinson and Layard on practicability of march from Shushtar to Teheran; Palmerston (in particular) differs from Canning on necessity of expelling Persians from Herat because such a point has been made...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1857
Extent:
1 item

354. Mss Eur F231/4, p68

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Mss Eur F231/4, p68
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Glad to hear Govt will share expenses of war with EIC – nothing less would have been fair; explains reasons for raising new loan at 5% and its terms; Persian military situation; reasons for sending units other than regiment of Scinde Horse for which Outram had asked; describes negotiations and re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

355. Mss Eur F231/5, p19

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Mss Eur F231/5, p19
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 March 1857]; defends lack of notice in raising interest on loan, and embarrassments caused Govt of India by Company's present system for drawing upon it, which Canning suspects has 'other evils'; protests at intention to subject Army Commander in Persia and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1857
Extent:
1 item

356. Mss Eur F231/5, p66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/5, p66
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Death of Anson (C-in-C) from cholera; he had apparently been waiting for siege guns before proceeding to Delhi; though any defeat or check under the walls of Delhi 'in the present temper of India would be disastrous', Canning considers siege guns unnecessary; Sir H Barnard to take command at Delh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

357. Mss Eur F231/5, p171

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/5, p171
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Explains detention of King of Oudh and four of his suite in Fort William following deposition of sepoy who was twice tampered with by Muslim describing himself as coming from King's people; King's complicity unproven, but Canning thinks it essential to make it impossible for anyone to claim to sp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jun 1857
Extent:
1 item

358. Mss Eur F231/5, p237

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Mss Eur F231/5, p237
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Canning's letter of 9 August has caused more alarm than any previous one because of Dinapore business; hopes Canning will be satisfied with Generals sent out - Directors are not, as they will not admit 'what is clearly proved' the deficiencies of their own officers; explains decision not to send ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1857
Extent:
1 item

359. Mss Eur F231/27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/27
Title:
Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM Consul at Tehran
Scope & Content:
The file consists of summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, and HM diplomatic and consular representative in Persia, relating to: Aden, Afghanistan, Nepal, Tibet, Muscat, Shiraz, Turkey, Ava, Sind, Pegu, Punjab, Herat, Tabriz, and on Gener...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1856-31 May 1856
Extent:

1 file (120 folios)

360. Mss Eur F231/28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/28
Title:
Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM Consul at Tehran
Scope & Content:
The file consists of summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, and British diplomatic and consular representatives to Persia, relating to Pegu, Punjab, Herat, Sind, Aden, Nepal, Turkey, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Kelat, and the Slave Trad...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1856-25 Sep 1856
Extent:

1 file (80 folios)