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61. Mss Eur F83/8, f97

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f97
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Post now fortnightly rather than weekly; acknowledges Elgin's letter of 5 March; believes control of Central Govt over Govts of Madras and Bombay should be financial, political and legislative, and gives examples in public works field of how this should operate; agrees with Elgin that constant ch...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Apr 1863
Extent:
1 item

62. Mss Eur F83/8, f161

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f161
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Discusses military appointments should Rose and Mansfield return home; case of Southee Sikhs who have been deprived of some rights by Raja of Nabha; Wood and Council of India consider some injustice has been done to Southee Sikhs.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

63. Mss Eur F83/8, f180

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f180
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
[Marked Private and Confidential]; despatch on case of Raja of Mysore being sent by this mail; most puzzling and disagreeable case and Wood thinks Elgin should have full background for his own eye only; has decided not to restore administration to Raja; wants Elgin and L B Bowring (Chief Commissi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

64. Mss Eur F83/8, f261

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f261
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Gives precedent for Counsel appearing before Legislative Council of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1863
Extent:
1 item

65. Mss Eur F83/2, f61v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f61v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Comments on opposition to reduction of cotton duties; asks for guidance on policy on North-West Frontier in view of Persian movements and possibility of death of Dost Muhammad Khan (Amir of Afghanistan); possible visit to India of Prince of Wales; appointment of (Sir) Henry Harington as temporar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1862-19 Apr 1862
Extent:
1 item

66. Mss Eur F83/2, f123v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/2, f123v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Encloses report from (Sir) George Yule (Chief Commissioner of Oudh) on 'curious state of matters' there; he receives anonymous letters from time to time that his bodyguard is not to be trusted; Canning disarmed the bodyguard and had a European guard at night; latter is now dispensed with and Indi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1862
Extent:
1 item

67. Mss Eur F83/3, f18v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f18v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Outlines plan for comprehensive tour to begin early next year, and to last till 1864 with two summers spent at Simla; plans to summon Legislative Council to Calcutta for this November; for 1863/64 session might either summon it to join him in the north, or leave it to deliberate without him; yest...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jul 1862
Extent:
1 item

68. Mss Eur F83/3, f144

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f144
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Raja of Mysore; defends appointment of Col Bruce as Inspector General of Police; post is needed if central Government is to check police expenditure; discusses constitutional relationship between Secretary of State, Supreme Government, and Local Governments; control of Supreme Gove...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

69. Mss Eur F83/4, f40

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f40
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Persia and Dost Muhammad regarding Herat; agrees Government of India, not individual officials, should correspond with Secretary of State, and discusses particular case of letter from Balfour defending Military Finance Dept from certain criticisms; 'as Canning obtained the gratitud...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Oct 1862
Extent:
1 item

70. Mss Eur F83/4, f123

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f123
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Patiala's reluctance to attend Legislative Council where he is on a par with other natives; his limitations as a legislator; state of feeling among Sikhs and disaffection of Duleep Singh; protests at Wood's summary disallowance of appointment of an Inspector General of Police; is suffering from t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1862
Extent:
1 item

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