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Copies of letters from Governor General Charles Canning to John Russell Colvin (nos.1-15), John Peter Grant (nos. 16-22), and George Frederick Edmonstone (nos. 23-74), in turn Lieutenant Governors of the North West Provinces. Numbered 1-74 with index and detailed summaries. There is a gap in the correspondence from 25 Sept 1858 (no. 22), to 24 Jan 1859 (no. 23), as Charles Canning acted directly as Governor of the North West Provinces during this period.

List of letters transcribed from index is as follows:

1. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 12 Mar 1856. 'Private correspondence. Messrs Unwin and Raikes and Judges'.

2. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 16 Apr 1856. 'Mr Coverley Jackson's qualifications as Chief Commissioner of Oudh'.

3. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 28 Apr 1856. 'Mr Jackson. Mr Currie'.

4. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 21 May 1856. 'Mr Campbell as Secretary North West Provinces. General [James] Outram'.

5. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 24 Jul 1856. 'King of Delhi's son. Lieutenant Chauncey's death'.

6. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 26 Aug 1856. 'Delhi succession. Vacillation at Home. Amalgamation of Civil Service in Regulation and Non-Regulation Provinces'.

7. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 9 Dec 1856. 'General Outram's return. Kumaon and Jung Bahadoor - his designs. Mr Thomason's papers'.

8. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 31 Jan 1857. 'General Outram in Persia. Mr [Coverley] Jackson to revert to Agra. Lieutenant Governor's visiting Lucknow'.

9. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 14 Feb 1857. 'Mr G. Campbell. Sir Henry Lawrence for Oudh. General Outram for Rajpootana. Allahabad railway. Feshan Khan'.

10. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 6 May 1857. 'School cess [tax]. Female schools. Delhi succession. Cawnpore affair. Disbandment of 34th Native Infantry'.

11. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 24 May 1857. 'Reinforcements being sent up country. Troops from Rangoon, Bombay, Cape, China etc. Means of carriage. Thanks for his courage and judgement. Calcutta panic'.

12. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 28 May 1857. 'Supersession of Lieutenant Governor's Proclamation. Objections to its holding out pardons to murderers. Reasons for superseding it'.

13. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 31 May 1857. 'Lieutenant Governor's Proclamation. Repeats the objections to it'.

14. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 1 Jun 1857. 'Lieutenant Governor's Proclamation. Objects to burden of proof against Mutineers being thrown on Authorities'.

15. Copy letter to Mr John Russell Colvin, 10 Jun 1857. 'Nuseerabad Regiments. Benares and Allahabad safe. Reinforcements for Sir H. Wheeler. Part of Delhi Force should be sent down southwards'.

16. Copy letter to Mr John P. Grant, 15 Aug 1857. ''Shannon' and 'Pearl' arrived with troops. Reinforcements to be sent up at once. Lord Elgin. Peel's Naval Brigade. He is to go straight to Allahabad. Sir Colin Campbell's arrival. Approval by Home Government of proceedings of Indian Government. China Troops. Arrah. Gya. Dinapore Mutineers. Dharwar and Kolapoor mutineers. Places of refuge. Prisoners at Fort'.

17. Copy letter to Mr John P. Grant, 31 Aug 1857. 'Abandonment of Goruckpore. Mr Wynyard's share in it. Azimghur and Jaunpore more precious than Goruckpore. Sarun danger. Means of relief. Goorkhas [Gurkhas]. Outram's advance by Jaunpore - whether good or not. Lucknow the first consideration. Cawnpore. Sonthals as soldiers. Patna Telegraph. Military train. Lord Elgin. Court's drafts'.

18. Copy letter to Mr John P. Grant, 20 Sep 1857. 'Composition of Police Corps - Christian or High Caste 'Natives'. Would not proscribe any particular class. Guns for Goorkhas [Gurkhas]'.

19. Copy letter to Mr John P. Grant, 20 Sep 1857. 'Mr Colvin's death. Colonel Fraser's temporary appointment. Sir John Lawrence. New system for North West Provinces. Mr Grant's claims to succeed as Lieutenant Governor should Sir John Lawrence refuse. Whether he would prefer Bengal on leaving Council'.

20. Copy letter to Mr John P. Grant, 21 Sep 1857. 'Carriage for troops. Supplies for troops. Great exertions needed. Doolees, Bearers and Camp Followers. Horses wanted'.

21. Copy letter to Mr John P. Grant, 2 Jan 1858. 'Letter anent [about] 150 mutineers. Does not think writing to The Times preferable to laying papers before Parliament'.

22. Copy letter to Mr John P. Grant, 25 Jan 1858. 'Is going to Allahabad. Wishes to be near Commander in Chief. Jung [Bahadoor] requires watching. Shall assume North West Provinces Governorship. Mr Grant will be wanted in Council'.

23. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 24 Jan 1859. 'Circular regarding creating new taxes'.

24. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 25 Jan 1859. 'Jawad Neemuch Police. Jezailchees'.

25. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 15 Mar 1859. 'Cawnpore Civil Station'.

26. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 28 Mar 1859. 'Claims in confiscated estates - Jhujjur, Dadree, Bulubghur'.

27. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 13 Apr 1859. 'Cawnpore Civil Station - Churches there. Goruckpore - leaders of rebellion there. Nawab of Furukhabad's [Farrukhabad] case'.

28. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 10 May 1859. 'Answer to Lord Stanley's Despatch in Oudh'.

29. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 10 May 1859. 'Major Richardson and the Nana [Sahib]. Mahomed Houssein. Rewa Raja. Rumours of conversion. Bundelkhund [Bundelkhand] Agency. Lieutenant Governor's absence from Allahabad'.

30. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 27 May 1859. 'Discontent among European Troops. Mr Simson. Mr Ricketts'.

31. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 27 May 1859. 'Furukhabad [Farrukhabad] Treaty. Mahomed Hossein. Osborne for Bundelkhund. Captain Dennehy's Report'.

32. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 24 Aug 1859. 'Governor General's proposed visit to the North West Provinces. Asks Lieutenant Governor's views as to places of reception for Chiefs and to which Station the various Chiefs should be invited'.

33. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 29 Aug 1859. 'Kumaon news. Ranee Jhunda [Rani Jindan or Jind Kaur]. Jung Bahadoor'.

34. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 12 Sep 1859. 'Lieutenant Governor's residence at Nainee Tal [Nainital]. Governor General's tour. Campaign in Bundelkhund. Napier. Wheler'.

35. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 16 Sep 1859. 'Jawud Neemuch for Sindhia [Scindia]'.

36. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 12 Nov 1859. 'Cawnpore memorials letter to be published. Mecham's death. Lucknow and Cawnpore Durbars. Sohagpoor [Sohagpur]'.

37. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 13 Nov 1859. 'Mr Batten's misbehaviour'.

38. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 14 Nov 1859. 'Mr Batten - his successor in Rohilkhund. Messrs Wynyard and Inglis'.

39. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 23 Nov 1859. 'Mr Roberts. Mr Inglis. Recognition of adoption. Adoptions in Punjab. Wisdom of acknowledging the right of adoption by powerful Chiefs. Jagheerdars. Sohagpoor [Sohagpur] and Shahghur'.

40. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 1 Jan 1860. 'Kasheepoor [Kashipur] Pergunnah for Rampore [Rampur] Nawab'.

41. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 10 Jan 1860. 'Mr Wilson. Police. Necessity for changes. Reductions. Colonel Williams's Minute'.

42. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 21 Apr 1860. 'Mr Craigie for Sudder Bench. Rev Mr Kennedy's proceedings. Punjab impressions. Return to Calcutta'.

43. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 21 Apr 1860. '[Sir Charles] Trevelyan's opposition in financial measures. Asks opinion as to chance of introducing Income and Licence Taxes'.

44. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 8 May 1860. 'Buxar Stud'.

45. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 19 May 1860. 'Buxar Stud. Rev Mr Kennedy. Bad state of Grand Trunk Road. Allyghur rumours. Native Commissioned Officers not to come under Income Tax. European Policemen'.

46. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 24 May 1860. 'Muir for Revenue Board. Doubling up Mirzapore [Mirzapur] Judgeship - Futtehpore Judgeship. Exposition of Taxes'.

47. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 6 Jul 1860. 'Extreme disapproval of opinions expressed by some North West Provinces Officers regarding disarming. Begs Lieutenant Governor to disclaim all sympathy with them'.

47a. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 7 Jul 1860. 'Feelings of Sikhs at Banda. Income Tax. Sindhia's warnings. Commanding Officers to have power to dismiss non-commissioned Officers and Privates. Mirzapore Judgeship. Dr Buist'.

48. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 23 Jul 1860. 'Drought - apprehensions of famine. Measures to be taken to provide work and feed people. Asks Lieutenant Governor's opinions. Records of 1837-38'.

49. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 24 Jul 1860. 'Natives saluting Europeans'.

50. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 25 Jul 1860. 'North West Provinces Officers and their opinions on Arms Act'.

51. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 6 Aug 1860. 'Drought. Powers for native gentry. Captain Remington. Mirzapore and Futtehpore Judgeships. Dr Buist's proposal for Government newspaper. North West Provinces Officers for Police Commission. Sir Henry Ward's death. [James] Wilson's illness'.

52. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 10 Aug 1860. 'Income Tax instructions. Jubbulpore Agency. Drought. Colonel Baird Smith on measures to be taken'.

53. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 12 Aug 1860. 'Lieutenant Governor's proposal to exempt from Income Tax some of those engaged in levying it not advisable. Wilson's death'.

54. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 16 Aug 1860. 'Measures taken about famine in Rohilkhund. Introduction of Income Tax. Instructions regarding it. Exposition scarcely justifiable'.

55. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 9 Sep 1860. 'Mr Halsey's position'.

56. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 10 Sep 1860. 'Powers for Native Gentry. Employment of English Gentleman in same way. Punishment of Landholders who do not aid in suppressing crime. Futtehpore Judgeship. Small Cause Courts. Dr Buist's Press. Reductions needed. Police expenditure. Mr Court's views. Mr Wilson's memorandum. Exemptions of property devoted to religious purposes from Income Tax. Circulars on volunteers'.

57. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 13 Sep 1860. 'License Bill. Lieutenant Governor's Proclamation regarding Income Tax. Caricature regarding Lieutenant Governor and Mr Wingfield. Rifle Corps'.

58. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 15 Sep 1860. 'Mr Well's Report on Railways. Officers interference with price of grain'.

59. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 28 Sep 1860. 'Orders to Natives to salute Europeans'.

60. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 28 Sep 1860. 'Mirzapore Judgeship. Small Cause Courts Bill'.

61. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 20 Oct 1860. 'Lieutenant Governor's residence in Hills. Reason for and against it'.

62. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 23 Oct 1860. 'Mr Halsey. Joint Magistrates. Increase to Jubbulpore Officers in pay. Interchange of Civil Officers between North West Provinces and Oudh. Powers for Native Gentry. Banda Judgeship. Benares Mahajuns [Mahajans] and Income Tax'.

63. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 10 Nov 1860. 'Railway expenditure. Kumaon Terai. Increase in North West Provinces Customs. Police reductions. Landholders responsibility Bill. License Tax. Income Tax well worked in North West Provinces. Blunders at Moulmein. Produce is small apparently. Muir. Governor General's departure for Benares and Jubbulpore. Hopes to meet Lieutenant Governor. Adoptions. Public Works to be executed in times of stress'.

64. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 27 Nov 1860. 'Powers for Native Gentry. Satisfactory result in Oudh. Contributions to Local Relief Fund'.

65. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 23 Dec 1860. 'Proposed meeting with Lieutenant Governor. Visit to Lucknow. Muir. Powers of Oudh Talookdars beyond their own Estates. Major Mayne'.

66. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 9 Jan 1861. 'Meeting with Lieutenant Governor. Circular regarding independent Magistrates. Explanation of Resolution regarding Political Offenders and escaped prisoners. Restoration of confiscated property not enjoined in Resolution. Necessity for putting forth the Resolution'.

67. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 27 Jan 1861. 'Proposed meeting with Lieutenant Governor'.

68. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 16 Mar 1861. 'Mr Elliot to be removed from Oudh to North West Provinces'.

69. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 27 Mar 1861. 'Lieutenant Governor's error in dealing with Mr Court's objectionable proceedings anent [concerning] the Police Commissioner'.

70. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 21 Apr 1861. 'Mr Hume's school at Etawa [Etawah]. Kaur Luchman Singh'.

71. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 22 Apr 1861. 'Mr Bayley's appointment to Foreign Office'.

72. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 19 Sep 1861. 'Camp in Allahabad for holding the Investiture of the Star [of India]. What Native Chiefs expected. The Durbar to be as English as possible. Amalgamation of Nagpore and Jubbulpore to be effected this year. Goruckpore will probably not be made non-regulation. Disappointment with some late features in the Punjab administration of justice. Secretary of State's despatch on Councils Act. Legislative Council for North West Provinces and Punjab not advisable at present. The North West Provinces always to have a Member in the Governor General's Legislative Council. Permanent Settlement. Colonel Baird Smith's last report. Colonel Baird Smith's famine report. North West Provinces Government not supplying information on famine districts. My Bayley relieved by Colonel Durand. Former will be sent to Oudh to deal with the Oudh claims and the Hoisanabad [Hussainabad] Trust. Help to the Etawah School by the North West Provinces Government. Road between Bhind and Etawah. Mr P. Sanders rebuked. His report on cotton. Mr Beadon expected in November'.

73. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 14 Oct 1861. 'Lieutenant Governor's feeling as to Colonel Baird Smith's mission. His reticence towards Governor General and Secretary of State about Famine matters. Date of arrival at Allahabad'.

74. Copy letter to George Edmonstone, 29 Oct 1861. 'Resolution about unemployed Military Officers. Allahabad Station. Application of the 1% of the Income Tax allotted to Public Works'.