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81. Mss Eur F83/7, f353

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f353
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Discusses healthiness of various places, enclosing table of comparative mortality amongst troops in Bengal [including upper provinces]; had hoped for reduction in Commissariat; opposes fixed ratio of native to European troops; believes police 'much less dangerous' than native army and that it sho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1862
Extent:
1 item

82. Mss Eur F83/7, f396

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/7, f396
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Outlines reasons for proposing Trevelyan as Finance Member; cannot send Grey as he is a cousin of Lady Wood's.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Oct 1862
Extent:
1 item

83. Mss Eur F83/8, f89

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f89
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Vacancies in Elgin's Council; Trevelyan's wild notion of surplus in Indian revenue which should not be difficult to dispose of; shortage of labour in some areas for public works and in Berar for picking cotton; labour shortage only justifiable reason for not spending money Wood has sanctioned for...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1863
Extent:
1 item

84. 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

85. 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

86. 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

87. 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

88. Mss Eur F83/114

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/114
Title:
Scope & Content:
Index to Legislative Papers (i.e. to nos. 115-117 below)
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1862-1863
Extent:
Unspecified

89. 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

90. 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