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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/13

Record Id:

040-003310061

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003256818

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100029277010.0x000001

LARK:

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ISAD(G)

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/13

Title:

Letters from the Governor of Madras

Scope & Content:

Correspondence to Lord Canning from successive Governors or Acting Governors of Madras. Lord Harris preceded Canning's term as Governor General and served until 28 Mar 1859; Sir Charles Trevelyan served from 28 Mar 1859 to 8 Jun 1860; William Ambrose Morehead (Acting) served from 8 Jun 1860 to 5 Jul 1860; Sir Henry George Ward served from 5 Jul 1860 until his death in office on 2 Aug 1860; William Ambrose Morehead (Acting) served from 4 Aug 1860 to 18 Feb 1861; Sir William Thomas Denison served from 18 Feb 1861 to 26 Nov 1863.

Letters numbered 1-71 with index and detailed summaries.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003256818
033-003309783
036-003309785
037-003309882
040-003310061

Is part of:

Mss Eur F699 : Papers of Charles Canning and Charlotte Canning, Earl and Countess Canning
Mss Eur F699/1 : Papers of Charles Canning, Viscount (later Earl) Canning
Mss Eur F699/1/1 : Governor General's Papers
Mss Eur F699/1/1/1 : Civil Correspondence: Letters Received

Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/13 : Letters from the Governor of Madras

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Hierarchy:

032-003256818[0001]/033-003309783[0001]/036-003309785[0001]/037-003309882[0013]/040-003310061

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume (94 items & enclosures)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1856

End Date:

1862

Date Range:

1 Apr 1856-Jan 1862

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Volume contains folded letters within a tight binding.

Former External References:

WYL250/9/14

Arrangement:

Arranged by author and chronologically.

Information About Copies:

Microfilmed as part of The Indian Papers of the Rt. Hon. Charles John, Earl Canning: Governor General (1856-1858) and Viceroy (1858-1862), ISBN (microfilms): 978 1-85117-080-7 (Wakefield: Microform Academic Publishers, 2007).

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Notes:

Item descriptions in this volume were produced by West Yorkshire Archive Service (WYAS) as part of a grant from the National Cataloguing Grant Fund.

Names:

Denison, William Thomas, Knight, army officer and colonial administrator, 1804-1871
Harris, George Francis Robert, 3rd Baron Harris
Morehead, William Ambrose
Trevelyan, Charles Edward, KCB, 1st Baronet of Wallington
Ward, Henry George, GCMG, colonial governor