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71. Mss Eur F83/4, f147

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Mss Eur F83/4, f147
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Persia and Afghanistan; question of construction of tramways and method of financing them; death of Patiala; Mysore case; notes that if Raja is restored he will have to govern not only natives but a considerable number of Europeans who have settled there; comments on impending appo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Nov 1862
Extent:
1 item

72. Mss Eur F83/4, f165

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Mss Eur F83/4, f165
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Explains views on contacts between Secretary of State and unofficial sources in India, and on danger of allowing Native Chiefs to think they can use English agents at home to by-pass Government of India; discusses practical limitations on power of Governor-General in peace time and need for Home ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Nov 1862
Extent:
1 item

73. Mss Eur F83/5, f7

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Mss Eur F83/5, f7
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Lady Elgin has arrived; encloses report on Military Finance Dept for 1861-62, but things its abolition worth considering.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1863
Extent:
1 item

74. Mss Eur F83/5, f36

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Mss Eur F83/5, f36
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
(Sir) Henry Harington best candidate to succeed Edmonstone as Lt-Governor of North-Western Provinces; Elgin has considered but rejected idea of undertaking that Government himself; correspondence with Trevelyan and Frere about alleged deficiency of labour in India and budget for public works and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1863
Extent:
1 item

75. Mss Eur F83/5, f66

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Mss Eur F83/5, f66
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Great missionary gathering at Lahore; Elgin is willing to discuss with officials propriety of actions in such matters according to particular point raised, but denies validity of distinction between action in official and private character in the East; applications by clergyman to teach Christian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1863
Extent:
1 item

76. Mss Eur F83/5, f113

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Mss Eur F83/5, f113
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Trevelyan has left him insufficient time to comment fully on budget; comments on note by (Sir) W Grey opposing Trevelyan's reduction of import duties but suggesting reduction of income tax; Elgin has again pressed on Trevelyan and colleagues advisability of making no reductions this year and empl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1863
Extent:
1 item

77. Mss Eur F83/5, f152

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Mss Eur F83/5, f152
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Defends appointment of Drummond rather than Muir or (Sir) Charles Wingfield (Commissioner of Oudh) as Lt-Governor of NWP; criticises Wingfield's methods of applying Canning's policy of setting up an aristocracy in Oudh, and expresses doubts about that policy, and fears that rights of sub-tenants ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

78. Mss Eur F83/5, f207

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Mss Eur F83/5, f207
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Reviews question of non-expenditure of cash balances on public works and effect of Trevelyan's intervention; strongly opposes entrusting construction of canals to private companies and hopes Wood will support him should Trevelyan contest this view; reasons for increase of Canadian revenue in Elgi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

79. Mss Eur F83/5, f216

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Mss Eur F83/5, f216
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Recommends Col (later Sir) Henry Yule for CB.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

80. Mss Eur F83/6, f11

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Mss Eur F83/6, f11
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Summarises debate with Trevelyan and other Council members on move of seat of Government and, arising out of that, place of next meeting of Legislative Council; gives his reasons for favouring Lahore, but since Grey's return Council have begun to dwell on difficulties of holding meeting outside C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

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