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401. Mss Eur F231/1, f205

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Mss Eur F231/1, f205
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Refers to Dalhousie's letter of 8 October; if Mackenzie's murder was caused by interference with religious customs, most peremptory instructions should be issued to prevent recurrence – 'I cannot conceive any deeper hazard to our Indian Empire than that a spirit of religious sentimentality should...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Nov 1855
Extent:
1 item

402. Mss Eur F231/2, f72

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/2, f72
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Award only of CB (rather than KCB) to Cubbon now confirmed – Dalhousie strongly argues that this decision be reconsidered since it is not only an injustice to Cubbon but an affront to Madras Presidency.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Mar 1856
Extent:
1 item

403. Mss Eur F231/2, p229

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/2, p229
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letter of 15 May; agrees that legislation to implement 1st report of Law Commission should be by Legislative Council in India rather than Parliament and is persuading Chairs to agree, but Canning must legislate speedily; checks introduced by 1833 India Act tend to cause delay;...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

404. Mss Eur F231/11, f27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/11, f27
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 July; opposes appointment of Committee in London.to investigate causes of outbreak; outlines his own ideas for a Commission in India to investigate, punish and reward; problem of news being received by London newspapers before India Office; Canning's reasons ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

405. Mss Eur F231/25

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Mss Eur F231/25
Title:
Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The file consists of summaries of official secret despatches from India and Persia relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf, Turkey, Sind, Tibet, Burma, Afghanistan, Bahawalpur, Kashmir, Pegu, Punjab, and Kabul, and to the Slave Trade. The date range gives the creation date of the summaries, but...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1855-15 Jun 1855
Extent:

1 file (116 folios)

406. Mss Eur F231/15/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/15/4
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 26 May]; Wheler's unworthy conduct at parade of 34th on 29 March; his only punishment so far is removal to nominal command of disbanded 19th; Mitchell, previously of 19th has been transferred to be second Lt-Col of European regiment; press law, and insolent rep...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1857
Extent:
1 item

407. Mss Eur F231/15/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/15/8
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Refers to Vernon Smith's letter of 10 July; opposes appointment of Committee in London.to investigate causes of outbreak; outlines his own ideas for a Commission in India to investigate, punish and reward; problem of news being received by London newspapers before India Office; Canning's reasons ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Aug 1857
Extent:
1 item

408. Mss Eur F231/1, f146

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/1, f146
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Dalhousie
Scope & Content:
Wood has shown him his letter of 10 July 1854 to Dalhousie on relations with Dost Muhammad, with which he mainly concurs; defensive alliance might perhaps be formed with him provided it were confined to Persia and did not give umbrage to that Court.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1855
Extent:
1 item

409. Mss Eur F231/2, f65

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Mss Eur F231/2, f65
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Mail of 9 January has not yet arrived so he has nothing to reply to; takeover of Oudh has gone very smoothly – no disturbances, and 'zamindars and all others were giving in their adherence rapidly and universally. Thus far the success has been complete'; from rest of India nothing to report; is ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Feb 1856
Extent:
1 item

410. Mss Eur F231/2, p212

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/2, p212
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Refers to Canning's letters of 8 and 9 April; financial despatch will give £1 million to be spent on public works, though papers before Vernon Smith suggest nearly £2 million already proposed to be spent; question whether there should be increase in military or 'native' [i.e. civil ?] police, and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1856
Extent:
1 item