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61. Mss Eur F83/5, f218

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f218
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Montgomery's visit to Kashmir.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

62. Mss Eur F83/5, f231

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f231
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Briefly summarises correspondence with Dost Muhammad on his capture of Heart; unconfirmed report of Dost's death.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

63. Mss Eur F83/7, f379

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f379
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Encloses papers generally supporting Home Govt's views on financial matters – English Press has approved all that Indian Press has censured; Cotton association threaten to impeach Wood - 'they are smarting under want of employment, and it is far easier to abuse me than to exert themselves'; is un...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1862
Extent:
1 item

64. Mss Eur F83/2, f77v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f77v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Describes method of conducting business in Executive Council and possible adverse effect of clause in recent Act authorizing individual members to act in the name of the Governor-General in Council; foresees difficulties in exercising his veto over legislation passed by Local Legislatures, and i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1862-23 Apr 1862
Extent:
1 item

65. Mss Eur F83/3, f47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f47
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Is summoning Legislative Council to legalize collection by High Court of fees previously collected by Supreme and Sudder Courts; Peacock's cooperative attitude; discusses various points regarding High Court including fact that language will prove a difficulty if English Barrister Judges require t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1862
Extent:
1 item

66. Mss Eur F83/3, f84v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f84v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Encloses correspondence with Frere and discusses problem of correctly achieving optimum constitutional relationship between Secretary of State, Supreme Government, and Local Governments; difficulty of finding suitable native judge for High Court.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

67. Mss Eur F83/3, f95

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f95
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Jocular comments on Parliamentary debate on Calcutta climate and mortality; comments on debate on army and agrees European force should not be reduced further at present; little prospect of achieving reduction demanded by Canning elsewhere; discusses problems of Commissariat in supplying food to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

68. Mss Eur F83/4, f178

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f178
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
His projected tour and importance of Governor-General not to be too closely identified with Calcutta bureaucracy of which there is great jealousy elsewhere in India; has been working 13 or 14 hours per day; 'extreme disagreeableness' of Calcutta temperature during hot weather; contests views of C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

69. Mss Eur F83/4, f211

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f211
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Describes proceedings in recent meeting of Legislative Council on its rules of procedure, and contract law (on which they decided to withdraw Bill); inadequacy of official reports of Council proceedings; comments on Col (later Sir) Arthur Phayre's good management of relations with Burma; prospect...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

70. Mss Eur F83/5, f9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f9
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Summarises conversation with Sir Charles Trevelyan (newly arrived Finance Member of Council) whom Elgin thinks over optimistic in expecting surpluses, and gives his own views, including his hope for 'a liberal appropriation for Public Works and Education'; Frere's complaints about Telegraph Dept;...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1863
Extent:
1 item