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1. Mss Eur F213/23

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Mss Eur F213/23
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Scope & Content:
Letters from persons in India. Principal correspondents: John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, legislative member of the Supreme Council; Lord Dalhousie; Lord Falkland, Governor of Bombay; Sir Lawrence Peel, Chief Justice, Calcutta; Sir Henry Pottinger, Governor of Madras. Index of correspondents. [...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1848-1849
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Mss Eur F213/23, p17

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Mss Eur F213/23, p17
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Recent complimentary mission received from Maharaja of Nepal; affairs of present and late ex-Raja of Satara; should Raja die 'clearly the Raj should be resumed by the British Government. The policy which commended its foundation as a Mahratta state has no longer an existence, and no good purpose ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1848
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F213/23, p1

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Mss Eur F213/23, p1
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Indian provinces all quiet; relations with Maharani of Punjab; assessment there going on rapidly and successfully and virtually no sign of discontent; no improvement in Oudh; temporary return of Maharani of Gwalior; suppression of disturbance in Nagool; approves policy towards Hyderabad outlined ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1848
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F213/23, p10

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Mss Eur F213/23, p10
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Confidential; will decline to enter into communication with Commodore (later Admiral Sir) J Plumridge (Acting C-in-C, East Indies station) on basis of latter's very extraordinary communication to Dalhousie; asks for Hobhouse's instructions.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1848
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F213/23, p87

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Mss Eur F213/23, p87
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Punjab situation: Mulraj sending agents everywhere to raise troops; appeal being made to Sikh religion; he probably has 10,000 troops rather than 50,000 reported in newspapers; Sikh Durbar troops entirely unreliable and may join Mulraj; Lt (later Sir Herbert) Edwardes (Assistant Political Agent ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1848-3 Jun 1848
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F213/23, p118

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Mss Eur F213/23, p118
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Communications with Lahore have been interrupted but an express from Currie of 22 June reports that on 18 June Edwardes and Nawab of Bahawalpur have defeated Mulraj's troops in 9 hour engagement; if Edwardes takes Multan he will deserve high praise; encloses copy of letter to Queen.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1848
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F213/23, p218

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Mss Eur F213/23, p218
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Quotes letter from Currie asserting disaffection in Punjab is virtually universal and expatiating on mutual hatreds among Sikh leaders; very large reduction made by Lahore Durbar in Maharani's pension which Dalhousie sees no reason to alter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1848
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F213/23, p41

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Mss Eur F213/23, p41
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Report just received indicates outrage at Multan much more serious than first thought; Currie's troop dispositions; hopes knowledge of them alone will be enough to restore situation; Dalhousie has no inclination to make this incident an excuse to pick quarrel with the State but will not shrink fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1848
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F213/23, p56

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Mss Eur F213/23, p56
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Despatch being sent to Secret Committee detailing previous transactions with Mulraj and narrating events up to present; discusses situation in Punjab; whether or not Mulraj's treason was premeditated, it has now been committed; Khalsa troops are now flocking to his standard; Currie's actions rega...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1848
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F213/23, p286

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Mss Eur F213/23, p286
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 20 September; Hobhouse's over optimistic anticipation of results of Edwardes's successes; one of his regiments has now deserted; has asked Henry Lawrence to join him [i.e. Dalhousie]; events in Punjab; Gough opposed superseding Whish and Dalhousie, lacking Napier...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1848
Extent:
1 item

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