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521. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.26

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.26
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Sends report on Orissa famine; all quiet in India; hill tribe in Peshawar valley has yielded; has some anxiety regarding Burma; have prevented Burmese mission to France from proceeding until instructions received from Northcote by telegram.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

522. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.28

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.28
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 3 April; take-over of Bank of Bombay by Bank of Bengal; explains at length why he opposes recognition of Maharaja of Mysore's adoption of heir and favours annexation, but will carry out Northcote's instructions whatever they may be.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

523. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.29

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.29
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 29 March – Govt of India has already recommended Jung Bahadur's salute should remain at 19 guns.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

524. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.30

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.30
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 10 April; Indian financial position; views on loans; difficulty of raising new taxation in India where 'the Englishman … practically considers it his prerogative … to pay no taxation at all'; believes Income Tax would be better solution than Licence Tax 'for it wil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

525. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.33

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.33
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 26 April; Miss Carpenter's proposals for Female Normal Schools will be considered; officers' claims; queries received from Parliamentary Committee regarding employment of Indian troops in colonies; difficulties of this proposal; if colonies such as Canada provided ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

526. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.35

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.35
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 17 May; probable need for naval force to police Indian Sea; employment of Indian troops in colonies delicate matter; question of bonus for local officers whom nothing will fully satisfy and who have acquired habit of making out grievances.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

527. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.37

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.37
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 15 May; comments on character of Bengal administration and economic and social condition of Bengal; thinks condition of mass of people worse than in former times; drought of 1865-66 caused famine in Orissa and great distress elsewhere – e.g. children in border dist...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

528. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.38

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.38
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Needs to learn Northcote's views and wishes on several matters; refers to Northcote's letter of 23 May; believes annexation of Mysore has benefited mass of people; some aspects of British rule bear hardly on people, but Lawrence affirms 'that the benefits of our system are great and palpable; and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

529. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.41

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.41
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 18 May; concessions for army officers; [refers to Northcote's letter of 3 June]; proposed rise in pay of British troops in India gives opportunity to put system on simpler footing.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1867
Extent:
1 item

530. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.46

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.46
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letters of 24 and 26 June; strongly favours appointment of Judge Advocate General but equally opposes his inclusion in Council; basic need is for barrister who 'is a gentleman, and who would generally be believed to act impartially and be in a thoroughly independent posit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1867
Extent:
1 item

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