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41. Mss Eur F231/9, f130

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f130
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations for Persian expedition; Capt J F Jones (Indian Navy, Political Agent, Persian Gulf) reports great difficulties of roads between Bushire and Shiraz, and in obtaining transport animals from Turkish side of Gulf; Bombay Govt estimates cost of expedition for Sep 1856-Apr 1857 at 52 lakhs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

42. Mss Eur F231/9, f132

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f132
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Discusses at length impracticability of any inland operations in Persia with only six regiments of European infantry; therefore an advance beyond Bushire to Shiraz would be extremely hazardous; India can spare no more European troops – Canning has already gone to 'the utmost bounds of prudence'; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

43. Mss Eur F231/9, f136

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f136
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Receipt of instructions for Persian expedition to sail; it plans to rendezvous on 25 November at entrance to Gulf; comments on its commander General Stalker; if operations inland are embarked on Canning proposes to put Anson in charge; important that commander of mixed force of Queen's and Compan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 item

44. Mss Eur F231/9, f148

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f148
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Afghanistan following fall of Herat to Persia; Lawrence is to meet Dost Muhammad; degree of support to be given latter; an independent Herat, however desirable, is not feasible – its ruler must depend on either Persia or Afghanistan; contests view that Herat is the key to India – 5...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

45. Mss Eur F231/9, f169

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/9, f169
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Capture of Bushire caused little damage to property and no loss of civilian life, and good relations established with people, while enough has been done to show British strength and difficulty of withstanding it; blunders during operation; Canning has only criticisms of Leeke, but both praise and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 item

46. Mss Eur F231/10, f12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/10, f12
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Question whether Mohammerah [sc Khurramshahr] should be handed over to Turks; his differences with Chairman; demand for English regiments goes by this mail – three needed over and above four already under orders, and two which would ordinarily go home should stay; no more than three regiments can...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1857
Extent:
1 item

47. Mss Eur F231/8, f26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8, f26
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Canning's letter of 22 April (2); Panmure rejects proposal to substitute Company for Queen's two cavalry regiments so that economy will be impossible; if Persia does not evacuate Herat, Canning should prepare for war but take no aggressive step without distinct instructions from home...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

48. Mss Eur F231/8, f41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8, f41
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Urges Canning to get Legislative Council to enact as much of Law Commission's recommendations as possible as Sir J Jervis (Chief Justice of Common Pleas) and Robert Lowe (Whig politician) are highly critical of Vernon Smith for not acting on its work without reference to India; slow progress on W...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

49. Mss Eur F231/8, f52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8, f52
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Orders have been sent to start Persian expedition to seize Bushire and Kharaq; is urging Elphinstone to active commissariat preparations should objects be extended to Shiraz, but agrees with Canning difficulties begin there; Dost Muhammad should be encouraged to attack Persia; Clerk thinks 10,000...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

50. Mss Eur F231/8, f55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/8, f55
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Thinks despatch of English officers to Herat would be feasible (extraordinary lack of news from there), but otherwise agrees with Canning's letter of 22 August; important that Dost Muhammad understands he is being helped to expel Persians from Herat, but not to install himself who has no right to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

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