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Letters from Sir Henry Bartle Frere, numbered 1-78 with index and summaries. There is no item 56 in either index or summaries.

List of letters transcribed from index:

1. 16 Sep 1859. 'His appointment to the Governor General's Council'.

2. 1 Dec 1859. 'Time of departure for Calcutta'.

3. 1 May 1860. 'Governor general's departure for Simla during the hot months not advisable. Mr [William] Grey's appointment to Council. Mr Le Geyt. Sir James Outram. Sir Charles Trevelyan'.

4. 2 May 1860. 'Colonel Bruce on Oudh Police. News from China'. Includes enclosure: Copy letter from Colonel H. Bruce, Deputy Adjutant General China Force, Hong Kong, to Sir H. Bartle Frere, dated 4 May 1860.

5. 15 May 1860. 'Mr Le Geyt and Governor General's letters to Sir Coverley Jackson and Sir Mordaunt Wells. As to senior Members of Council acting during the President's temporary absence. Sir James Outram. The Great Tasmania case'.

6. 18 May 1860. 'Governor General's reception at Howrah'.

7. 22 May 1860. 'Draft, as to Lord Elphinstone's annoyance. Governor General's letters to Sir Coverley Jackson and Sir Mordaunt Wells'.

8. 24 May 1860. 'Mr Wingfield on Income Tax with reference to the Oudh Talookdars. Frontier Policy. Sir Robert Montgomery's reply to Major James regarding placards'.

9. 9 Jun 1860. 'Colonel Jenkins'.

10. 9 Jun 1860. 'Friend of India's statement of recall of Sir Charles Trevelyan'.

11. 10 Jun 1860. 'Sir Charles Trevelyan's recall. Friend of India'. Includes enclosures: 1. Printed copy of Friend of India Extra, 9 Jun 1860, Telegram from Madras regarding recall of Sir Charles Trevelyan and succession of Sir Henry Ward 2. Newspaper cutting from The Englishman, 9 Jun 1860.

12. 11 Jun 1860. 'Mr Wingfield on classification of persons liable to Income Tax'.

13. 11 Jun 1860. 'Sir George Clerk on Taxation. Political officers of the old and new school. Governor General's policy'.

14. 11 Jun 1860. '24th Punjab Native Infantry. Christian Native Soldiers. Bombay letter about the Madras complaint against Customs Act'.

15. 14 Jun 1860. 'Mr Wingfield in re-taxing the Oudh Talookdars'.

16. 14 Jun 1860. 'Sir George Clerk and Budget System. Mr Wingfield on assessment of classes to the Income Tax'.

17. 14 Jun 1860. 'Policy of Government misrepresented in the Christian Intelligencer and Record in respect of Christianity. 24th Punjab Native Infantry. Colonel Edwardes and Madras Army. Peshawar placard'.

18. Copy letter, 18 Jun 1860, original sent to Sir Charles Wood. 'Draft despatch about 24th Punjab Native Infantry. Adoptions'.

19. 19 Jun 1860. 'Adoptions. Governor General's Durbars. 24th Punjab Native Infantry'.

20. 24 Jun 1860. 'Debate in the Legislative Council about Arms Act'.

21. 26 Jun 1860. 'Colonel Brind's Memorial and Colonel Horsford. Meeting in Town Hall anent [about] Arms Act. Sindia's warnings about another Mutiny'.

22. 30 Jun 1860. 'Debate in the Legislative Council on the Arms Bill. Objectionable passages in some of the papers from the North West Provinces on the Arms Bill. Colonel Pelly'.

23. 4 Jul 1860. 'On Mr Wingfield's proposal about primogeniture in Oudh'.

24. 6 Jul 1860. 'Punjab rules about widows. Lucknow libel case'.

25. 9 Jul 1860. 'Governor General's Minute regarding Sir James Outram's statement about the Punjab debate on the Arms Bill. Sir Barnes Peacock about illegality of taxes unsanctioned by the Legislative Council. Local Legislative Councils'.

26. 11 Jul 1860. Colonel Bruce and Police question. Lucknow libel case. Christian Sepoys in Madras Army. 24th Punjab Native Infantry'.

27. 16 Jul 1860. 'Reply to Mr Wingfield about Primogeniture in Oude'.

28. 25 Jul 1860. 'Oudh Annual Police Report. Police rules for general application. Blue Book on Police. Courts instructions. Reply to Azad Khan and Dost Mohamed. Azad Khan and Major Green. Lucknow libel case'.

29. 26 Jul 1860. 'Lucknow libel case'. Includes enclosure: Memorandum 'Captain Chamberlain and the Lucknow Taxes'.

30. 28 Jul 1860. 'Anonymous letter to Ex Nawab of Banda'.

31. 13 Aug 1860. 'Note on Mr Wingfield's approval of the Libel case. Suggests personal enquiry by the Chief Commissioners'.

32. 14 Aug 1860. 'The families of the late Mr [James] Wilson and Sir Henry Ward'.

33. 15 Aug 1860. 'Comments on the Police Despatch from Secretary of State, and suggestions'.

34. 20 Aug 1860. 'Dearth of young civilians'.

35. 21 Aug 1860. 'Lucknow libel case. Mr Fraser's judgement. Mr Lodwick'.

36. 6 Sep 1860. 'Lucknow libel case. Mr Harington's favour of entrusting powers to Landholders. Regulation XV of 1827.

37. 9 Aug [Sep] 1860. 'Circular on Volunteer Corps. Adjournment of Legislative Council. His explanation in the Legislative Council about the 3 million Loan.

38. 17 Sep 1860. 'Commander in Chief's Minute'.

39. 8 Oct 1860. 'Legislative Council. Sir George Clerk on Income Tax and Bombay Secretariat. Colonel Hough on Enfields. Disbandment of Belooch [Baluch] Regiments or their conversion into Police'.

40. 9 Oct 1860. 'Sir Charles Wood's letter on his Army Bill. Service Funds. Letter from Colonel Jameson from England'. Includes enclosure: Extract of letter from Colonel Jameson

41. 10 Oct 1860. 'Draft Resolution on Army budgets and estimates'.

42. 11 Oct 1860. 'Draft of a Resolution with reference to a proposal of the Military Finance Commission for giving effect to the changes contemplated in the Resolution of 6 July'.

43. 13 Oct 1860. 'Obstructions to Military Finance Commission. Mr Drummond's memo. Sir George Clerk on the convention with France regarding Cooley ['Coolie'] Emigration'.

44. 22 Oct 1860. 'Correspondence with Sir Charles Wood about interference of Home Government with the action of the Government of India. Sir William Mansfield and Sir Robert Montgomery on Police. Mr Spooner's Tariff report'.

45. 23 Oct 1860. 'Colonel Balfour on reductions in Pegu and Martaban [Burma]. Mr Drummond's draft Resultion on the details for carrying out the Military Finance Commission Resolution of July 6th. His reply to Sir Charles Wood about interference of Home Government with the action of the Indian Government'.

46. 26 Oct 1860. 'Rev Mr [James] Long and Native Press. Mr Temple's readiness to go to Rangoon and letter to Pegu and Tenasserim'. Includes enclosure: Note on type of letter which might go to Pegu or Tenasserim.

47. 26 Oct 1860. 'Hill Schools'.

48. 27 Oct 1860. 'On pay of Irregular Cavalry'.

49. 30 Oct 1860. 'Colonel Bruce on separate subdivision of the Home Department with reference to Police. Sir James Outram. Mr Arbuthnot. Lord Napier'.

50. 31 Oct 1860. 'Coincidence between his statement in letter of yesterday and an article in the Hurkara [Bengal Hurkaru] about Mr Arbuthnot and Lord Napier'. Includes enclosure: Newspaper cutting regarding succession of Mr Arbuthnot to Indian Financier, and refusal of Lord Napier to succeed as Governor of Madras.

51. 1 Nov 1860. 'Mr Arbuthnot. Sir William Denison'.

52. 10 Nov 1860. ' Mr Grant on separation of the duties of Policemen and Judge in a Magistrate and Honorary Magistrate'.

53. 12 Nov 1860. 'Mr Yule on the Income Tax Act. License Bill'.

54. 13 Nov 1860. 'Financial Resolution defining the position of the Military Finance Department. Reductions by the Madras Government'.

55. 14 Nov 1860. 'Financial Resolution about the position of the Military Finance Department. Cooperation of Local Governments'.

57. 19 Nov 1860. 'Suggestion as to Sir William Denison and Mr Laing proceeding to Camp. Extension to other Provinces of Honorary Magistrate plan tried in Ough and Punjab. Madras and Bombay have had powers entrusted to Jageerdars. Punjab Government'.

58. 27 Nov 1860. 'Dr Buist's Family. Sir George Clerk on Captain Dicken's memo about Financial Control over Local Governments. Income Tax in Bombay. Quarterly publications of Income Tax Collections. Letters from Colonel Bruce and Mr Temple from Rangoon'. Includes enclosures: 1. Letter from Colonel H. Bruce dated Rangoon [Burma], 19 Nov 1860 2. Letter from Richard Temple, dated Rangoon [Burma], 19 Nov 1860.

59. 28 Nov 1860. 'Letters from Captain Pelly. Defeat of Persian Army by Turcomans. Accredited Native Agents should be replaced by English Gentlemen. relations with Sultan Ahmed Khan, ruler of Herat. Would not recommend a Treaty with him. The grant of subsidies should be restricted but British Envoys should be allowed to spend more liberally. Captain Pelly on the character of such Envoys. Would not aid Herat to get Furrah from Cabul [Kabul] unless the letter gave it from disinterested motives. To purchase Furrah with Peshawar out of the question. Policy towards Afghanistan. Disadvantages of Persian affairs being under the English Foreign Office. Mahomed Reza intrigue, and of Mirza Zeinoolabadin. Mr Murrin's share. Necessity for a direct line of communication between Bombay and the Persian Gulf. Captain Pelly's visiting Herat and Cabool [Kabul] on his way to India'.

60. 29 Nov 1860. 'Extract from a letter from Major Green on defeat of the Persians by the Turcomans. Captain Pelly's proceeding via Candahar [Kandahar] and Khelat or the Bolan [Pass]'.

61. 1 Dec 1860. 'Sir H. Willcock's letter to Lord Palmerstone and Lord Aberdeen on policy as to Persia and Afghanistan with reference to Russia. In favour of latter's advance into Central Asia. Sir Barnes Peacock's health. Sir James Outram'.

62. 5 Dec 1860. 'Check to Dr Campbell at Sikkim. Reinforcements. Clothing for Coolies'.

63. 5 Dec 1860. 'Mr Lodwick'.

64. 6 Dec 1860. 'Darjeeling. Reinforcements etc.'

65. 8 Dec 1860. 'Debate in the Legislative Council on a petition regarding Financial Accounts and the Mysore Grant. Copy of letter from and to Mr A. Sconce. Origin of petition. Sir Barnes Peacock's speech, his own replies etc.' Includes enclosures: 1. Printed Petition from 'the undersigned inhabitants and Tax-payers of Calcutta' 2. Copy of letter from A. Sconce, 7 Dec 1860 3. Copy of reply from Sir Henry Bartle Frere, 7 Dec 1860.

66. 10 Dec 1860. 'Newspaper accounts of the debate on the Petition regarding Financial accounts and the Mysore Grant. Sir Barnes Peacock likely to be supported by Sir Coverley Jackson and Mr Sconce if he defer his motion till some money Bill comes on. Opinion as to what had better be done. Public feeling on the Mysore Grant. Necessity for his Financial Statement on the Legislative Council with especial reference to the chance of a Loan in India this year. Return of Mr [Richard] Temple and Colonel Bruce from Rangoon. Result of this experience'.

67. 10 Dec 1860. 'Englishman's account of the debate on the Petition about Financial Accounts and the Mysore Grant. Sir William Mansfield's speech to the 2nd Bombay Europeans on probability of change in their designation.

68. 12 Dec 1860. 'Letters from Colonel Bruce from China. Value of Treaty. Sir Barnes Peacock determined to move for the Mysore papers'.

69. 15 Dec 1860. 'Debate on Sir Barnes Peacock's motion for the Mysore Grant papers'.

70. 17 Dec 1860. 'Governor General's approval of his proceedings on the Mysore Grant question. Proposed reply to the Legislative Council. Sir Barnes Peacock's conduct. Effects of the debate. Mr [Cecil] Beadon in favour of showing the papers privately. Revision of Minute on Legislative Councils generally. Ough Libel Case. Draft Resolution by Mr Beadon. Sikkim affairs. Would depose the Raja and place some relative in his stead. Dr Campbell should be removed'. Includes enclosure: 'Draft of a reply to a message from the Legislative Council asking for papers connected with the grant to the Mysore Princes, 17 Dec 1860'.

71. 19 Dec 1860. 'Letters from and to Sir Charles Wood on Railroad expenditure. Discordant estimates. Interchange of information between the Financial and Public Works Department in regard to the Railway ways and means. Draft from China on Indian Treasury'. Includes enclosures: 1. Copy letter from Sir Charles Wood, India Board, to Sir Henry Bartle Frere, dated 24 Oct 1860 2. Railway Capital Accounts. Estimate for 1860-61 3. Copy letter from Sir Henry Bartle Frere, Calcutta, to Sir Charles Wood, dated 4 Dec 1860 4. Printed 'Comparative statement of Estimated Expenditure on Indian Railways for the Entire Financial Year 1860-61'.

72. 20 Dec 1860. 'Letters to and from Chambers of Commerce for publication of Financial Accounts. Quarterly publication of statements of Indian revenues and charges. Proposed conference between four merchants and Financial Secretary and Accountant General. Publication of monthly statements of the position of the several Railways not practicable at present. Provision in the Sketch Estimate for payment of the Mysore Grant. Proposed statement to the Legislative Council on the subject. Mr [Cecil] Beadon still in favour of showing the papers privately to any of the Legislative Members. His own opinion adverse to it. Sir Barnes Peacock on power of Secretary of State to make such grants. Letter from Mr Gibbs on progress of Income Tax in Bombay - he proposed to divide the Tax payers into classes'. Includes enclosure: Extract of letter from J. Gibbs, Special Commissioner of Income Tax, Bombay, 11 Dec 1860.

73. 22 Dec 1860. 'Residence at Barrackpore. Reply to the message from the Legislative Council favourably received. Mr Beadon's proposal to give the Papers confidentially opposed by him. Sir Barnes Peacock. Governor General's Adoption Despatch'.

74. 27 Dec 1860. Relations between the Military Finance Commission and the Military Department. Shortcomings of the latter. Has recorded a Minute on the subject. Major Atkinson's admissions. Mr Temple's letter and remarks on it'. Includes enclosures: 1. Copy of letter from Richard Temple 2. Notes on Mr Temple's letter.

75. Undated [Dec 1860]. Note on 'Letter from Sir Charles Wood [dated 19 Nov 1860] with copies of Mr Wilson's Currency Bill and of the debate on the second reading'.

76. 29 Dec 1860. 'Syrian Relief Fund. Sir Hugh Rose. Major Atkinson's disclaimer of any intention to annoy or thwart the Military Finance Commission, and promise to avoid future cause of annoyance. Military Department in need of reform'.

77. 29 Dec 1860. 'Executive and Legislative Councils. Future constitution of the Government of India. India should be governed in India and not from England. Would not reduce Councillors to the level of Secretaries. Would give to each Lieutenant Governor a Commander of the Forces for his own Province'. Includes enclosure: Copy of letter from Sir Henry Bartle Frere, Calcutta, to Sir Charles Wood, dated 15 May 1860.

78. 31 Dec 1860. 'Sir Robert Napier's anxiety as to his succeeding Sir James Outram. Extract from a letter from latter enclosed. Colonel Durand's appointment.