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Mss Eur F699/1/1/3/10

Record Id:

040-003311672

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003256818

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Mss Eur F699/1/1/3/10

Title:

Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Governor General: 1856 to 1857

Scope & Content:

Letters addressed to Governor General Charles Canning, administered by his Military Secretary. Some letters are annotated with a detailed summary of their contents on reverse. Includes letters from Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to the Government of India Military Department. Letters numbered 1-62, with list of the correspondents as follows:

1. Joseph A. Dorin, Calcutta, 25 Mar 1856.

2. Colonel Henry T. Tucker, Adjutant General of the Army, Futtehghur, 26 Mar 1856.

3. Lieutenant General Sir Henry Somerset, Bombay, 4 Apr 1856.

4. Colonel William H. Sykes, India House, 10 Apr 1856.

5. Colonel Thomas F. Tait, Subathoo, 9 May 1856.

6. Sir John Lawrence, Murree, 30 May 1856. Encloses 4 letters.

7. Sir Frederick Pollock, Guildford Street, London, 9 Jun 1856.

8. Lord Hardinge, Horse Guards, London, 9 Jun 1856.

8a. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 19 Jun 1856.

8b. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 24 Jun 1856.

8c. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 25 Jun 1856.

9. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 15 Jul 1856. Enclosed: Memo from Lord Canning.

10. Lieutenant General Sir Henry Somerset, Poona, 26 Jul 1856.

11. Major General J. Bell, Pegu Division, Rangoon, 28 Jul 1856. Enclosed: Copy of extract of letter from Bell, 5 May 1856.

12. Major General J. Bell, Pegu Division, Rangoon, 30 Aug 1856.

13. Sir John Lawrence, Murree, 11 Aug 1856. Enclosed: 1 letter.

14. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas F. Tait, Simla, 13 Aug 1856.

15. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 17 Nov 1856.

16. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 3 Jan 1857.

17. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 3 Jan 1857. Enclosed: Printed general orders of the Council of India, 1855-56.

18. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 17 Jan 1857. Enclosed: Details of the strength of the Punjab, Gwalior, & Bengal Irregular Cavalry.

19. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 26 Jan 1857.

20. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 28 Jan 1857.

21. Barnes Peacock, Russell Street, London, 30 Jan 1857.

22. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 4 Feb 1857.

22a. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 4 Feb 1857. Enclosed: 2 letters from William Hill, Hyderabad re: 3^rd Cavalry.

23. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 7 Feb 1857.

24. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 7 Mar 1857. Enclosed: Letter and statement of costs from Captain M. Turnball re: difference in costs between existing coatee and new tunic for ‘native’ army.

25. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 27 Apr 1857.

26. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 28 Apr 1857.

27. Major William W. Apperley, Deputy Superintendent of Studs, London, 5 May 1857.

27a. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 13 May 1857.

28. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 24 May 1857. Enclosed: Details of service of Subadar Shaik Hydiet Ally [Hydath Ali], of Sikh Police Battalion, 8^th Regiment Native Infantry, no. 737. Includes information relating to his military service, character and appearance. Also observations written by Ali on mutinous feelings within the Army, and on the conduct of Native Commanding Officers.

29. Cecil Beadon, Secretary to the Government, 26 May 1857.

30. Lieutenant General Sir Henry Somerset, Poona, 13 Jun 1857.

31. Barnes Peacock, 17 Jun 1857.

32. Major F.D. Atkinson, Deputy Secretary to Government of India Military Department, 22 Jun 1857.

33. Major F.D. Atkinson, Deputy Secretary to Government of India Military Department, 26 Jun 1857. Enclosed: Memorandum of Troops for China.

34. Charles H. Lushington, Secretary to Government, 27 Jun 1857. Enclosed: Letter from Mr Lee, Deputy Secretary to the Bank of Bengal re: rations for the European Guard at the Bank.

34a. Lieutenant General Sir Henry Somerset, Poona, 28 Jun 1857.

35. Major General Sir James Outram, Bombay, 8 Jul 1857.

36. Colonel James G.S. Neill, Allahabad, 13 Jul 1857.

37. Hon. John P. Grant, 19 Jul 1857. Enclosed: Memorandum ‘Ships & Troops for China’, giving whereabouts of various vessels.

38. Major F.D. Atkinson, Deputy Secretary Military Department, 20 Jul 1857. Enclosed: 3 letters offering to send the ‘Lord Raglan’ to the Cape with despatches requesting Troops.

38a. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 28 Jul 1857. Damaged, incomplete.

38b. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 3 Aug 1857. Encloses: Memorandum to Fort St George re: despatch of telegram.

39. Hon. Frederick J. Halliday, Lieutenant Governor Bengal, 6 Aug 1857.

40. Cecil Beadon, Secretary to Government, 7 Aug 1857.

41. Major F.D. Atkinson, Deputy Secretary Military Department, 13 Aug 1857. Enclosed: Memorandum ‘Want of Cavalry and Artillery Drivers in Bengal’.

42. Hon. Barnes Peacock, Russell Street, 24 Aug 1857.

43. Major General Sir John Low, Alipore, 26 Aug 1857.

44. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 28 Aug 1857. Enclosed: Memorandum re: ordnance.

45. Major F.D. Atkinson, Deputy Secretary Military Department, 27 Aug 1857. Enclosed: Remarks entitled ‘Relief of Lucknow’.

46. Major F.D. Atkinson, Deputy Secretary Military Department, 29 Aug 1857. Enclosed: Memorandum re: European Troops.

47. Major General Sir John Low, Alipore, 6 Sep 1857.

47a. Major General Archdale Wilson, Delhi, 21 Sep 1857. Enclosed: Details of present state of the Delhi Field Force.

48. Major General Sir John Low, 12 Sep 1857.

48a. Major Vincent Eyre, 14 Sep 1857. Enclosed: Copy of letter from Sir James Outram.

48b. Major Vincent Eyre, Cawnpore, 16 Sept 1857. Enclosed; Copies of 5 despatches from Jagdishpur.

48c. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, 17 Sep 1857.

49. Colonel William E. Baker, Secretary to Government, 23 Sep 1857.

50. Major General John B. Hearsey, Barrackpore, 28 Sep 1857.

51. Colonel F. Berkeley, Commanding Column, Camp Bograh, 27 Sep 1857. Enclosed: Copy of letter to Deputy Adjutant General of the Army.

52. Major F.D. Atkinson, Deputy Secretary Military Department, 29 Sep 1857. Enclosed: Memorandum re: pay.

53. Major General William R. Mansfield, 1 Oct 1857.

53a. Major General Archdale Wilson, Delhi, 3 Oct 1857.

54. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 3 Oct 1857.

55. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, Barrackpore, 25 Oct 1857. Enclosed: Letter from Sir John B. Hearsey.

56. Major General Sir John Low, 27 Oct 1857.

57. Major General Sir John Low, Alipore, 4 Nov 1857.

57a. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, Barrackpore, 27 Nov 1857.

58. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, Barrackpore, 5 Dec 1857.

59. Colonel Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, Barrackpore, 5 Dec 1857.

59a. Major General Wyndham, Cawnpore, 5 Dec 1857.

60. Major General Sir John Low, Alipore, 10 Dec 1857.

61. Major General Sir John B Hearsey, Barrackpore, 15 Dec 1857.

62. Major General Sir John B Hearsey, Barrackpore, 18 Dec 1857.

Collection Area:

India Office Records and Private Papers

Project / Collection:

India Office Private Papers

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003256818
033-003309783
036-003309785
037-003309885
040-003311672

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 F699/1/1/3 : Military Correspondence: Letters Received

Mss Eur F699/1/1/3/10 : Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Governor General: 1856 to 1857

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032-003256818[0001]/033-003309783[0001]/036-003309785[0003]/037-003309885[0010]/040-003311672

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume (77 items + enclosures)

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1856

End Date:

1857

Date Range:

25 Mar 1856-18 Dec 1857

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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).

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