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31. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/5
Title:
Copies of letters from the President of the Board of Control, Mr Robert Vernon Smith, Lord Ellenborough
Scope & Content:
Volume of secretarial "fair" copies of Eur Mss F699/1/1/1/4, incomplete. This volumes does not contain copies of the following: postscript to item 3; Lord Lansdown's minute attached to item 34; statement of troops sent to India attached to item 38; item 44a, which is omitted; item 58a, which is o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1856-9 May 1858
Extent:
1 volume (63 items)

32. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/4
Title:
Letters from the President of the Board of Control, Mr Robert Vernon Smith, Lord Ellenborough
Scope & Content:
Letters from Robert Vernon Smith and Lord Ellenborough, successively President of the Board of Control, numbered 1-58a with index and detailed summaries. Also includes letter from Sir George Clerk.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1856-25 May 1858
Extent:
1 volume (65 items)

33. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2
Title:
Letters from Her Majesty's Ministers
Scope & Content:
Letters from Sir Charles Wood, Duke of Argyll, Lord Palmerston, Marquess of Clanricarde, Robert Vernon Smith, Lord Derby, Lord Granville, William Gladstone, Sidney Herbert, Duke of Cambridge, Viscount Sydney & Lord Elgin.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1856-17 Feb 1862
Extent:
1 volume (52 items)

34. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/13/42

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/13/42
Title:
31. Letter from Lord Harris
Scope & Content:
Incomplete letter. Note by the Private Secretary's Registrar that the first part of this letter was not received. Continues: Harris has forgotten to mention the case of Captain Hope, late Secretary to the Military Board, who is now without the chance of an appointment as good as that he formerly...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
1 item

35. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/13/52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/13/52
Title:
35. Letter from Lord Harris
Scope & Content:
Recommends Lieutenant R C Heuchy, Madras Artillery, for the command of a Battery in the Nizam's Contingent. Harris is getting better.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1858
Extent:
1 item

36. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/25

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/25
Title:
23. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Has received the telegraph from Canning authorising him to prepare an expedition on the scale proposed by Sir Henry Somerset in his memorandum of 8 Aug minus the Dragoons and one Battery of Artillery. Somerset is very anxious that the Dragoons should be sent, as the Persian Cavalry are very good...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

37. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/14/29
Title:
26a. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Reports the news brought by the 'Assaye'. Jones had heard from Consul Stevens that Clarendon's Despatch of 11 Jul was taken to the Sedr Azim on 9 Aug and the Sedr said he would reply on 17 Aug. The Persian Army is being increased, five regiments are to be sent to Bushire and five regiments to Mo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

38. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/7
Title:
53a. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Writes about the despatch of reinforcements. Canning's reference to a General Order which mentions the prejudice or objections of sepoys going on foreign service puzzled Elphinstone. In the Bombay Presidency General Orders are not laid before Government before publication if prepared by the Comm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Feb 1857
Extent:
2 items

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

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/15/24
Title:
62. Letter from Lord Elphinstone
Scope & Content:
Has telegraphed the important information brought by the Mail to Madras. The President says that Canning's proposal to raise 3 more European regiments for the Company is being considered, and in the mean time 4 Queen's regiments have been sent. The Cabinet does not want to ask the Pasha for perm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1857
Extent:
5 items

40. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/2/25
Title:
No. 25: Letter from Lord Granville
Scope & Content:
Writes unofficially sending papers to Lord Canning. He has got himself into trouble. Sends the papers with a demi-official note, in case there are any corrections to be made in Sir John Lawrence's statements. Would like to keep Canning out of it if he can. Semi-official note from Granville to Ca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1858
Extent:

5 items