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1. Mss Eur F213/25

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Mss Eur F213/25
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Scope & Content:
Letters from persons in India and elsewhere. Principal correspondents: J.E.D. Bethune, Lord Dalhousie, Lord Falkland, Sir Henry Pottinger. Subject index. [Formerly H.857]
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850-1851
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Mss Eur F213/25, p240

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Mss Eur F213/25, p240
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Nothing important to report; frontiers everywhere quiet, but horse stealing rife in in valley of Peshawar; describes communications with Kohat – should Napier claim they depend on Afridi pass, he should be disbelieved; his views (which will probably differ from his Council's) on question of milit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1851
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F213/25, p1

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Mss Eur F213/25, p1
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Repeats desire not to cause embarrassment over Delhi question, and will send despatch by next mail to allay Directors' 'irritation'; repeats appreciation of Hobhouse's support; believes he could answer all Directors' arguments and outlines his reasons for nevertheless giving way to their view; ho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Mar 1850
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F213/25, p71

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Mss Eur F213/25, p71
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
On recommendation of (Sir) George Lawrence has reverted to system of paying Afridis Rs 6,000 to police frontier, hostages being taken from them (Lawrence thinks their submission real); relations with Napier; Napier's General Order on Courts Martial is making a stir – Dalhousie hopes both Birch (J...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1850
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F213/25, p74

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Mss Eur F213/25, p74
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Napier has sent his resignation to home authorities, and replied to Dalhousie regarding his order raising allowance of Punjab troops, placing Dalhousie at disadvantage of not being able to state his case to home authorities by same mail; Dalhousie asks Hobhouse to suspend judgement until he has s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1850
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F213/25, p78

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Mss Eur F213/25, p78
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Sends minute answering Napier's complaints; does not think even Ellenborough could countenance Napier's claims; hopes Hobhouse and Directors will judge Dalhousie thoroughly right or thoroughly wrong; if Napier has written to Wellington asks Hobhouse to show latter his side of story; everyone in I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1850
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F213/25, p87

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Mss Eur F213/25, p87
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Believes Napier may make 'violent and offensive reply' to his minute; as latter has resigned, hopes Hobhouse will not seek to coax him to serve 'apparently the Government, while in truth he dogs and obstructs it'; asks Hobhouse to check Napier's statement that 1000 cubic feet of air per man, woma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1850
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F213/25, p169

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Mss Eur F213/25, p169
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 7 September; Napier is refusing to repay Sind prize money overpaid to him and threatening to go to law, but Dalhousie will take it out of his pay if necessary; Afridis have made submission this time apparently in good earnest; though they cannot be trusted, submi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1850
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F213/25, p176

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Mss Eur F213/25, p176
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 22 September; has little to say; Dalhousie's aim in proposing Gilbert as C-in-C, Bombay was to keep him out of Council [i.e. as Military member of Supreme Council] 'where he will be of no use to anybody'; Grey's appointment would be regarded by army in India wher...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Nov 1850
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F213/25, p200

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/25, p200
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Still detained at Wazirabad by heavy (but auspicious) rains; describes meeting with Ghulab Singh and believes he has established good relations with him; Napier; tone of Sir W Gomm (new C-in-C, India) is most friendly and Dalhousie hopes for smooth relations; bombshell of Duleep Singh's declarati...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jan 1851
Extent:
1 item

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