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Mss Eur F699/1/1/4/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003311799
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003256818
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100031112070.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F699/1/1/4/1
- Title:
- Copy letters to Sir Robert Napier, Member of Council
- Scope & Content:
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Copy letters from Governor General Charles Canning to Sir Robert Napier, numbered A & 1-7, with alphabetic subject index and detailed summaries.
A. Private Secretary's Memorandum for the Governor General regarding Colonel Eyre and the Commander in Chief's General Order, Apr 1861. Annotated by Charles Canning with notes for Sir Robert Napier, 13 Apr 1861.
1. Copy letter to Sir Robert Napier, 27 May 1861. 'Regarding revised second instructions to the Committee on Army Amalgamation'.
2. Copy letter to Sir Robert Napier, 29 May 1861. 'Withdrawal of the second set of instructions'.
3. Copy letter to Sir Robert Napier, 3 Jul 1861. 'Colonel Davidson's letters regarding the Hyderabad Contingent. Question of the Siege Train Bullocks'.
4. Copy letter to Sir Robert Napier, 10 Oct 1861. 'Requests Sir Robert draft reply to Quarter Master General's papers. Issue of circulating letters and papers, and Sir Robert's proposal to copy important letters before circulation. Complains of Sir Hugh Rose's tardiness in replying to papers relating to Despatch no. 80.'
5. Copy letter to Sir Robert Napier, 13 Oct 1861. 'Papers containing Commander in Chief's papers observations on despatch no. 80 have been found in Military Department. Regrets his complain about Sir Hugh Rose'.
6. Copy letter to Sir Robert Napier, 28 Dec 1861. 'Refers to arrangements [for return of discharged soldiers to England]'.
7. Copy letter to Sir Robert Napier, 2 Jan 1862. 'Is happy with arrangements. Refers to objections regarding the separation of the Artillery. Is concerned about 12 pounder guns'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003256818
033-003309783
036-003309785
037-003309887
040-003311799 - 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 F699/1/1/4 : Military Correspondence: Copy Letters Sent
Mss Eur F699/1/1/4/1 : Copy letters to Sir Robert Napier, Member of Council - Hierarchy:
- 032-003256818[0001]/033-003309783[0001]/036-003309785[0004]/037-003309887[0001]/040-003311799
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F699
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (8 items)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1861
- End Date:
- 1862
- Date Range:
- 13 Apr 1861-2 Jan 1862
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- WYL250/9/76
- Information About Copies:
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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).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)