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31. Mss Eur F231/9, f90

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f90
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Encloses letter [not present] to Queen who asked him to write to her from time to time; Vernon Smith need not fear any constitutional impropriety give topics to which Canning has confined himself; difference between him and his Council on C-in-C's tour.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

32. Mss Eur F231/9, f96 (2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f96 (2)
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Herat has not yet surrendered; policy towards Afghanistan and Persia; Canning considers effective aid cannot be given to Dost Muhammad until British decide to go to war with Persia themselves, and so far there is no clear casus belli; Persians have been active elsewhere besides Herat; Canning is ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

33. Mss Eur F231/9, f144

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f144
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
How dispute with Persia should be presented to 'our own Orientals' - comments on last letter from Lord Clarendon (Foreign Secretary) to Persia and his own much simpler proclamation to India; [refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 October]; no admission given Amir that he has any rights over Herat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

34. Mss Eur F231/9, f13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f13
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
King of Oudh still at Cawnpore, having made his first ever journey; Canning thinks failure of King to settle differences with Sir J Outram (Chief Commissioner of Oudh) probably due to his entourage; expenses in Oudh currently heavy; need to avoid giving any just ground for complaint there; missio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

35. Mss Eur F231/9, f25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f25
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Will not fail to keep him fully informed on situation in Oudh, where all is tranquil; encloses private letter (not present) which tallies with this assessment; difficulty of finding replacement for Outram who is going on sick leave as Commissioner for Oudh; King of Oudh has reached Benares on way...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

36. Mss Eur F231/9, f84

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f84
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 9 May; explains inability to give Govt of India's opinion on Plowden's salt report by close of parliamentary session; suggests Directors should purchase one or two vessels from Admiralty suitable for suppression of piracy in the Straits.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

37. Mss Eur F231/9, f108

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f108
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Secret Committee's Despatch of 10 July (received 13 August); arms and money have been sent to Dost Muhammad; too dangerous to send English officers to Herat; an officer will visit Dost if latter desires it; importance of not embarrassing Dost with his own people by appearance of too muc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

38. Mss Eur F231/9, f141

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f141
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 26 September]; no fear of caste feelings being excited by new Enlistment Regulation which applies only to new recruits; recruits to Bombay Army already enlist for general service; no sign of suspicions among existing recruits that they may be compelled to cross...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

39. Mss Eur F231/9, f158

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f158
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
No news from Persian Gulf; Amir on way to Peshawar; refers to Vernon Smith's comments on policy towards Afghanistan in letter of 10 November; views of Sir J Lawrence, Col (Sir) H Edwardes (Commissioner of Peshawar), Col (Sir) James Abbott (Commissioner of Hazara 1845-53), and Canning himself on p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

40. Mss Eur F231/9, f164

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f164
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 November; police scheme and need to adapt any such scheme to character of community affected by it; inclines more and more to uniformity of Government in India, but not for police; complains that 'crush of current work is something beyond conception'; problem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

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