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Mss Eur F699/1/1/3/12

Record Id:
040-003311675
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-003256818
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100030949384.0x000001
LARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F699/1/1/3/12
Title:

Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Governor General: 1860 to 1862

Scope & Content:

Letters written to Governor General Charles Canning, primarily relating to military issues, including reorganisation of the Army, but also in relation to appointment of individuals, and other subjects. Letters numbered 98-130 (continued from Eur Mss F699/1/1/3/11), with index. There are no letters numbered 108, 109, 112, 114, 115, & 124. Letter 102a was transferred to bundle labelled 'Trophy Guns' [see Mss Eur F699/1/3/8/4, Military Secretary's Papers on Special Subjects from the 'Feroze']. For copies of letters sent by Charles Canning to many of these correspondents see Mss Eur F699/1/1/4/7.

98. Colonel Lord Mark Kerr, Bombay, 26 Jan 1860.

99. Captain Edward Bowles, Bareilly, 29 Jan 1860.

100. Major General Sir Sydney Cotton, Peshawur, 1 Feb 1860.

101. Sir James Colville, 27 Feb 1860.

101a. Major General W.F. Forster, 3 Mar 1860, to Lord Clyde.

101b. Lieutenant General Sir Patrick Grant, Madras, 23 Apr 1860.

102. Lieutenant General Sir James Hope Grant, Hong Kong, 12 May 1860. Enclosed: Return of French Expeditionary Force in China, and draft of despatch from Lord Canning to Sir Sidney Herbert, 10 Jun 1860, based on Hope Grant’s letter.

103. Major General Arthur Cunyinghame, Kurrachee [Karachi], 1 Jun 1860.

104. Major George H. Macgregor, Arona en route to Switzerland, 5 Jun 1860. Enclosed: Duplicate copy of letter, and memo relating to honours recommended to Major Macgregor.

104a. Major General Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 24 Jun 1860.

105. Major General Sir Sydney Cotton, Camp near Murree, 8 Sep 1860.

105a. Major General Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 19 Dec 1860. Enclosed: List of Regiments of British Infantry serving in India, showing length of Foreign Service and which should take precedence in being sent home.

106. HRH George, Duke of Cambridge, Horse Guards, London, 26 Jan 1861. Enclosed: General Order dated 26 Jan 1861, re: amalgamation.

107. Major General Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 2 Mar 1861. Enclosed: Memo of regulations re: service of European troops in HM Indian Army.

107x. Major General Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 7 Mar 1861.

107a. Major General Arthur Cunyinghame, Kurrachee [Karachi], 1 Jun 1861.

110. Major General Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 9 Apr 1861.

111. Captain George B. Malleson, 12 Apr 1861 to Sir Edward Fitzgerald Campbell, Military Secretary Enclosed: Memo re: Calcutta Volunteers.

112a. John Forsyth, Surgeon, 15 Apr 1861.

113. Major General Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 16 Apr 1861.

116. Major General Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 29 May 1861.

117. Captain J.K. Couper, Buxar, 22 Jun 1861.

117a. Lieutenant Richard Lawrence, Murree, 5 Sep 1861, to Sir Richard Birch.

118. John Forsyth, Surgeon, 15 Oct 1861, to Sir Richard Birch. Enclosed: Letter from Dr McClelland re: outbreak of cholera at Lahore.

118a. Lord Hamilton, Point de Galle, Ceylon, 25 Oct 1861.

119. Colonel Henry M. Durand, Lucknow, 5 Nov 1861.

120. Lord Hamilton, Colombo, Ceylon, 25 Oct 1861.

120a. Major Thomas F. Hobday, 13 Dec 1861, to Colonel Balfour.

120b. Major General Richard J.H. Birch, Secretary to Government, 13 Dec 1861. Enclosed: Statement of his service.

121. Samuel Laing, 14 Dec 1861.

121a. Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Norman, Camp Rawul Pindee [Rawalpindi], 2 Jan 1862.

122. Colonel Henry M. Durand, Secretary to Government, 4 Jan 1862.

123. Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Norman, Camp Rawul Pindee [Rawalpindi], 6 Jan 1862.

125. Lieutenant Colonel Henry W. Norman, 25 Jan 1862.

126. Colonel Henry M. Durand, Secretary to Government, 5 Feb 1862. Enclosed: Copy of appeal from Colonel James Travers with supporting letters.

127. Colonel Henry M. Durand, Secretary to Government, 14 Feb 1862. Enclosed: Copies of letters from Colonel James Travers.

128. Colonel F.D. Atkinson, 5 Mar 1862.

129. Colonel Henry M. Durand, Secretary to Government, 8 Mar 1862. Enclosed: Copies of letters to and from Colonel James Travers.

130. Colonel Henry M. Durand, Secretary to Government, 15 Mar 1862. Enclosed: Copies of letters from Colonel James Travers.

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
040-003311675
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 F699/1/1/3/12 : Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Governor General: 1860 to 1862
Hierarchy:
032-003256818[0001]/033-003309783[0001]/036-003309785[0003]/037-003309885[0012]/040-003311675
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F699
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 volume (39 items + enclosures)
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1860
End Date:
1862
Date Range:
26 Jan 1860-8 Mar 1862
Era:
CE
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Former External References:
WYL250/9/148
WYL250/9/75a
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).

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