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501. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.19

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.19
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Anxiety concerning lack of rain in Punjab; pity that three years were lost in deciding irrigation question; situation in Burma looks bad, where Lawrence would regret having to interfere; need is for 'consolidation of our administration in our old Provinces. Twenty years of peace wisely employed w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Mar 1867
Extent:
1 item

502. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.24

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.24
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Fergusson
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Fergusson's letter of 11 March; imprudence of sending missions to 'semi-civilized and barbarous races, over whom … we can practically bring no material power to bear'; mission to Ladakh a different case; regrets at Cranborne's resignations; Anson's motion in Commons; effective streng...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

503. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.25

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.25
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Complaint of Maj-Gen (Sir) O Cavenagh (former Governor of Straits Settlements) at treatment he and other former officers of Straits Settlements have received; grievances of Calcutta inhabitants against Licence tax; slowness of Finance member and limited influence Governor-General has over Council...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

504. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.27

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.27
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 26 March; suggests Cranborne's decision on Mysore should stand; explains why he supports annexation in this case; regarding Orissa Famine Commission Report, comments on his failure to overrule his Council and insist on Lt-Governor of Bengal importing food at the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

505. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.31

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.31
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 20 April; probably right to allow Burmese mission to France to proceed; reasons for opposing annexation of Burma; survey of route from Rangoon to Burma/China frontier desired by Lord Cranborne now complete; either road or railway would be too costly, especially ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

506. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.32

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.32
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to his own letter of 8 January; recommendations for 2nd and 3rd classes of Star of India; services of Maharaja Man Singh in securing assent of taluqdars of Oudh to ameliorations in terms of subordinate land tenures, to whom Lawrence has promised Star of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1867-29 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

507. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.34
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 3 May; agrees Licence Tax should have gone higher, but futile for Lawrence to propose it, in view of lack of support in his Council and at home; need for careful planning of Abyssinian expedition; comments on British Army officers recommended by Duke of Cambridg...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

508. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.40

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.40
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
On relative merits of British and native rule, points out Sikh officials could not enter frontier areas without heavy guard, while for British two police horsemen suffice; appointment of Dwarkanath Mitter to High Court; Col Elphinstone's management of Punjab railway giving cause for concern; refe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

509. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.50

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.50
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 3 August; Abyssinian expedition should be launched by January; availability of transport in Africa will determine whether this is feasible; understands that whole expedition will be responsibility of Fitzgerald and Napier, role of Bengal being to support them; p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1867
Extent:
1 item

510. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.57

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32B, no.57
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Encloses minutes by himself and others on Central Asian politics [not present].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1867
Extent:
1 item

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