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Copies of letters from Governor General Charles Canning to Sir James Outram (nos.1-6, & 24), Mr Colville Coverley Jackson (nos. 7-23, 25-29, & 31-32), and Sir Henry Lawrence (nos. 30, & 33-37). Numbered 1-37 with index and detailed summaries.

Contains loose research notes on slips of paper and an undated letter from Susannah Jane Wooden to Sir John Kaye, used as a bookmark, presumably during his research for his work History of the Sepoy War in India (London, 1864-1876), later revised as History of the Indian Mutiny by Kaye and Malleson.

List of letters transcribed from index is as follows:

1. Copy letter to Sir James Outram, 12 Mar 1856. 'Confidence in his judgement and firmness. Private correspondence. Congratulations on honours'.

2. Copy letter to Sir James Outram, 17 Mar 1856. 'Proposal for raising Guards or Nujeebs. Enquires if he is strong in Oudh. Payment of arrears. King [of Oudh] at Cawnpore'.

3. Copy letter to Sir James Outram, 26 Mar 1856. 'Period of arrears. Captain Boileau's appointment'.

4. Copy letter to Sir James Outram, 28 Mar 1856. 'Arrears. Khureef now due to Government'.

5. Copy letter to Sir James Outram, 16 Apr 1856. 'Sir James Outram's son's illness. Mr Ricketts cannot succeed him. His successor not fixed'.

6. Copy letter to Sir James Outram, 18 Apr 1856. 'Financial Commission. Mr Gubbins. His tendency to be insubordinate. General Outram ceases to be an ADC on the Governor General's staff upon his promotion'.

7. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 28 Apr 1856. 'Offers temporary appointment of Chief Commissioner to him. Remarks on his alleged impetuosity of temper'.

8. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 9 May 1856. 'Remarks on necessity of harmony'.

9. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 21 May 1856. 'Mr Denison. Department of Public Works'.

10. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 26 May 1856. 'Mr Christian and Financial Commissioner disputes. Toolseepore Raja. Rearrangement of Police command. Unqualified Officers to Civil branch'.

11. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 26 May 1856. 'Toolseepore affair. Khureef balances'.

12. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 3 Jun 1856. 'Toolseepore affair.Oudh affairs. Captains Bunbury and Orr. Transfers from North West Provinces. Major Anderson for Chief Engineer. Major Durand. Captain McLagan'.

13. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, , 9 Jun 1856. 'Toolseepore affair. Financial Commissioner a puzzle. Whole Oudh Regiments should not have been enlisted into our service. Mr Couper. Mr Denison's misbehaviour'.

14. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 23 Jun 1856. 'Toolseepore success. Mr Gubbins's behaviour. Salt. Brigadier Grey. Police arrangements'.

15. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 7 Jul 1856. 'Objects to expressions used by the Chief Commissioner regarding the Financial Commissioner. Cautions him on the subject'.

16. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 5 Aug 1856. 'Chief Commissioner charges against Mr Gubbins. Roads. Mr Volk. Observatory. Education'.

17. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 27 Aug 1856. 'Survey of roads. Gogra. Public Works expenditure. River steamers'.

18. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 27 Aug 1856. 'Undue interference with Judicial and Financial Commissioners'.

19. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 14 Sep 1856. 'Undue interference with Judicial and Financial Commissioners. Exemption of Superintendent of Military Police from ordinary tribunals. Public Works expenditure. Bhyrum Ghat road. Gogra. Disposal of King's property. Martiniere'.

20. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 14 Sep 1856. 'Unauthorized orders for reconstruction of Forts. Objects to this and to disarming without orders of Government'.

21. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 16 Sep 1856. 'Prohibition to carry arms. Proclamation on the subject of Chief Commissioner'.

22. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 11 Oct 1856. 'Surrender of Forts and disarming. King's complaints. Is not satisfied with Chief Commissioner's explanations. Expenses disappointment. Moosen Ooddowlah. Armed seditious meetings. Mr Simpson's removal. Oudh Field Force. Brigadier Wheler'.

23. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 19 Oct 1856. 'Greatly disappointed with Chief Commissioner's treatment of King's complaints. Government put in false position by his neglect'.

24. Copy letter to Sir James Outram, 8 Dec 1856. 'Glad to hear of his recovery. Persian Expedition. Oudh quiet'.

25. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 7 Dec 1856. 'District boundaries. Disputes with Financial and Judicial Commissioners. Chief Commissioner's unexpected interference with them. Mr Ommaney. Salt'.

26. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 14 Dec 1856. 'Jung Bahadoor's movements in Terai'.

27. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 5 Feb 1857. 'Sir Henry Lawrence to be Chief Commissioner. Comments on energy and zeal of Mr Jackson but laments his quarrelsomeness'.

28. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 27 Feb 1857. 'Demurs to Mr Jackson's being entitled to succeed as Chief Commissioner. Animadverts on the quarrelsome spirit he has shown towards his Colleagues and the consequent defects in his Administration'.

29. Copy letter to Mr Coverley Jackson, 9 Mar 1857. 'Jackson's charges against Judicial and Financial Commissioners frequently inappropriate and greatly exaggerated. His vituperation against Mr Ommaney'.

30. Copy letter to Sir Henry Lawrence, 15 Mar 1857. 'Relations of Chief Commissioner to Judicial and Financial Commissioners. Mr Gubbins' faults. Mr Ommaney. Summary settlement. Salt. Treatment of King of Oudh. His stipend'.

31. Copy letter to Sir Henry Lawrence, 17 Mar 1857. 'Mr Boileau's death'.

32. Copy letter to Sir Henry Lawrence, 19 Mar 1857. 'Dispute with Judicial and Financial Commissioners. The word 'colleagues'. Observations on Mr Jackson's complaint of having been made a convenience of'.

33. Copy letter to Sir Henry Lawrence, 27 Apr 1857. 'Native Infantry may be sent away. Hoped Irregulars would prove faithful. Disaffection among the men of 2nd, 19th, 34th [Regiments]. Talookdars badly treated by Mr Gubbins. Revenue Survey. Major Banks. Lucknow newspapers'.

34. Copy letter to Sir Henry Lawrence, 6 May 1857. '48th Native Infantry. Muchee Bhawan Fort. Garrisoning Province. Faizabad may be chief station. General Service Order. Apprehensions of Sepoys about caste. Large proportion of high caste men. Bone dust story. Promotion of Officers in Oudh'.

35. Copy letter to Sir Henry Lawrence, 22 May 1857. 'Preparations for relief Gorkhas [Gurkhas]. Anxiety for interior of Oudh. Reinforcements for Benares and Allahabad. China Force. Man Singh'.

36. Copy letter to Sir Henry Lawrence, 24 May 1857. 'Her Majesty's 84th [Regiment]. Troops to be sent up at once. Means of sending them. Has urged immediate action at Delhi. Compliments on his Durbar and speech. Dispersal of troops'.

37. Copy letter to Sir Henry Lawrence, 8 Jul 1857. 'Thanks for letters. Cawnpore massacre. Havelock's advance less certain. Major Renaud's column gone from Allahabad. Unwillijgly has asked for Gorkhas [Gurkhas]. They are to go to Lucknow. Call for troops from England. Other reinforcements sent for. Commander in Chief should take command of the small force available beyond that at Delhi. It cannot be subdivided. Regiment cannot go to Faizabad. Man Singh. Gwalior's Contingent mutinied. Sindhia's attitude. Rajpootana behaving well'.