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1. Mss Eur F231/13

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Mss Eur F231/13
Title:
Scope & Content:
Letters from Lord Canning, Governor-General and Viceroy of India 1856-62
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Mar 1856-22 Dec 1856
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Mss Eur F231/13/28

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Mss Eur F231/13/28
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Private correspondence with Chairman indicates Company unlikely to change its practice of drawing bills on India; abolition in future of 'senseless' practice of enlisting men for Bengal Army for limited service only [i.e. not overseas ?]; Canning does not believe caste provides any ground for thi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F231/13/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/3
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[incomplete] Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 26 February; Oudh completely tranquil except for minor disturbance among force of irregular troops/police ('Najibs') which Canning discounts; even turbulent zamindars and Rajas in Oudh accept British authority, and people who had taken refuge fro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F231/13/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/4
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Comments on recently passed Indian Patent law.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F231/13/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/5
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
[incomplete] Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 8 March; will not act against Persia before Vernon Smith's instructions arrive; Bombay Govt has orders from Secret Committee to comply with any requisition Murray may make for troops – Canning has advised [he cannot order] Lord Elphinstone (Gover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F231/13/24

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/24
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Believes certain technical impediments pointed out by Sir James Colville (Chief Justice of Calcutta Supreme Court) to turning Supreme Court into High Court as proposed by Civil Procedure Report can be overcome; Sir Charles Jackson (puisne judge) has sent in unwise protest at scheme for a High Cou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

7. Mss Eur F231/13/25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/25
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Comments on preview of financial despatch; permission to borrow £1 million for public works insufficient to allow commencement of any new works; Canning is pleased he has at having begun to reduce spending; further comments on mainly technical details; thinks Indian accounts would benefit from ad...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1856
Extent:
1 item

8. Mss Eur F231/13/34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/34
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations for Persian campaign; comments on Maj-Gen Stalker; good policy to keep aloof from entanglement in Afghanistan with Amir's death approaching.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

9. Mss Eur F231/13/43

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/43
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Question of conferring Admiralty jurisdiction upon Indian courts; as regards question of amalgamation of jurisdictions, Canning has no objection to Vernon Smith legislating on that in Parliament; progress on Codes of Civil and Criminal Procedure and Penal Code; Peacock's hard work on latter; slow...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

10. Mss Eur F231/13/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/13/6
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Timetable for despatch to Vernon Smith of financial accounts and other documents; delays and difficulties caused by absence of reply from him on question of borrowing for public works.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 item

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