Mss Eur F699/1/2/2/168

Contains docketed sets of papers, numbered 6101 to 6150, consisting of correspondence, relating to applications for posts and other matters. These papers were originally included in one bundle of one hundred docketed sets of papers, labelled ‘No. 62 Private Secretary’s Correspondence, Nos. 6101 to 6200’. Each numbered set of papers usually consists of an original letter sent to the Private Secretary to the Governor General, or to the Governor General, a copy of the reply from the Private Secretary, Lewin Bentham Bowring, and any other papers. In addition, for each set of papers, either on the back of the original letter, or on a separate sheet of paper, is written the number of the set of papers, the year, the name of the writer of the original letter, the official position and location of the sender, the date the letter was despatched, the date it was received, the date it was answered, any cross references to other papers, and a brief summary of the letter. Numbers 6103, 6106, 6108, 6121, 6122, 6125, 6126, 6127, 6129, 6134, 6135, 6137, 6139, 6141, 6142, 6147, and 6149 have a red cross on them, to indicate that they ‘may be preserved’, whilst ‘the rest may be destroyed’.

6101. Sep 1859. Letter from Lieutenant C H M Walter, 73rd Native Infantry, Assistant Agent to the Governor General, Bhurtpore. Asks to be appointed to the Political Agency at Kotah. Copy of testimonial enclosed. Copy of reply, acknowledgement, there are many other applicants.

6103. Sep 1859. Letter from Major H L Thuillier, Deputy Surveyor General, Calcutta. Having lost a note of the Private Secretary on the subject, asks which tracts on the map are to be left uncoloured, and if he may have a list of the various languages to be written on the map, in clear writing. Copy of reply, giving the information required. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6097

6104. Sep 1859. Letter from Mr G D'Guerra, late a Section Writer in the Foreign Department, Calcutta. Asks to be restored to his post. Letter no longer enclosed. Copy of reply, his letter has been forwarded to Mr Beadon for disposal. Note from Mr Beadon, he thinks he will give the man another trial.

6105. Sep 1859. Letter from Colonel C E Faber, Officiating Secretary, Ootacamund Lawrence Asylum, Ootacamund. Asks to be informed of the decision of Government, regarding the Asylum being made a public institution. Cover only. Endorsed: Transferred to Secretary to Government Foreign Department. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6778

6106. Sep 1859. Letter from Dr A Beale, Surgeon to the Governor General, Calcutta. Sends a note on the native method of operating for cataract, with a diagram of instruments used. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6085

6107. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Mr W Grey, Secretary to Government Home Department, Calcutta. With reference to his Memorandum of 6 Jun about the appointment of a qualified military officer to be an Assistant Revenue Surveyor, forwards a further letter from the Government of Bengal on the subject. Copy of reply about this. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6116

6108. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Rajah Radhakant Deb Bahadoor, Calcutta. Sends invitation cards to the Governor General and Lady Canning, and asks on which date they will honour his Nautches with their presence. Copy of reply, polite refusal.

6109. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Captain J Eliot, Executive Engineer, Barrackpore Division. Replies about the deer fence in the Barrackpore Park. Copy of reply, asking for further information. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6090, 6115

6110. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Dr H L Williams, Civil Surgeon, Mundlaisur. Asks to be appointed Residency Surgeon at Indore. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6137

6111. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Captain J Eliot, Executive Engineer, Barrackpore Division. Forwards a statement for countersignature about the Punkahs in the Government House at Barrackpore (Statement no longer enclosed). Copy of reply, returning countersigned statement.

6112. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Mr E M Potter, Lucknow. Asks for an interview with the Governor General, and to be restored to office. Two ½ anna stamps. Copy of reply, the Governor General declines to interfere.

6113. Oct 1859. Letter from Major H L Thuillier, Deputy Surveyor General, Calcutta. In reply, states that Lieutenant J Sconce should be posted to the Jhansi Survey now at Agra under Lieutenant A D Vaurenen, and that the Surveys are under the Foreign Department , but Jhansi is under North West Provinces Government. The linguistic map is nearly ready. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6035, 6047, 6114, 6129, 6134

6114. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr C Beadon, Secretary to Government of India, Foreign Department Calcutta. States that Jhansi is under the North West Provinces Government who should make Lieutenant Sconce's appointment. Copy of earlier letter about Sconce. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6035, 6047, 6113, 6129, 6134

6115. Oct 1859. Letter from Captain J Eliot, Executive Engineer, Barrackpore Division. Further to the repair of the deer fence. Copy of reply, returning a certificate. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6090, 6109

6116. Oct 1859 Letter from Major H L Thuillier, Deputy Surveyor General, Calcutta. Looking for likely candidates for the Bengal Survey, but knows of none at present. Copy of earlier letter about this. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6107

6117. Oct 1859. Copy of letter to Lieutenant J Sconce, Artillery, Lahore. Notifying him of his appointment as an Assistant Revenue Surveyor. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6035, 6047, 6107, 6113, 6116, 6129

6118. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Captain J C Brooke, 1st Assistant Political Agent, Meywar, Camp, Sirdhee. Asks to be appointed to the political Agency of Harowtee.

6119. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Dr R F Hutchinson, Assistant Surgeon, Arrah. Applies for the Residency Surgeoncy at Indore. ½ anna stamp. Enclosed is a note from Mr Beadon. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6137

6120. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Mr F Gubbins, Commissioner of Benares, Benares. Asks if His Excellency would prefer to have a number of tents pitched at one of the Dak bungalows, or alongside the Grand Trunk Road. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6100, 6137, 6126

6121. Sep - Oct 1859 Letter from Captain T E Bell, Her Majesty's 2nd Europeans, Assistant Commissioner, Nagpore. Implores the Governor General to stop Mr Plowden's proceedings against Captain Tuffuzzool Hossain, referred to in his Official letter of 17 Sep; justifies his own conduct with regard to this matter, and hopes the Governor General will save him from further privation and inconvenience resulting from the total stoppage of his pay. Copy of reply, the orders just issued about Nagpore will probably bring a speedy settlement of the case of Tuffuzzool Hossain; the Governor General has not yet reached a decision in the matter of Bell's pay, but he will be liberally dealt with.

6122. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Colonel G J Jameson, President of the Military Finance Commission, Bombay. Sends a Report of the Commission (no longer enclosed) with comments. Office Memorandum. Draft reply by Lord Canning (unfinished). See also Private Scetretary’s Papers on Miscellaneous Subjects [Mss Eur F699/1/2/6/79, item 742].

6123. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr C K Dove, Post Master General of Bengal, Calcutta. In reply, submits a report on the subject of the complaint contained in Baboo Bissumbhur Sircar's letter (enclosed). Copy of earlier letter from the Private Secretary.

6124. Oct 1859. Letter from Major H L Thuillier, Deputy Surveyor General, Calcutta. Sends a sketch map of India, with comments (Not enclosed). Copies of two letters from the Private Secretary.

6125. Nov - Dec 1859. Letter from the Honourable G C Talbot, Precis Writer, East India House, London. In reply, has sent to Messrs Drummond the enclosure of the Private Secretary's letter of 2 Oct. Copy of Private Secretary's letter to Talbot; copy of letter from Governor General's Military Secretary and Aide de Camp sending to Messrs Drummond bills for 250,000 Rupees, to be exchanged and credited to the Governor General's account. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6169

6126. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Dr A Cheek, Civil Surgeon, Benares. Reports on the state of the roads between Raneegunge and Benares, and asks about the Governor General's arrangements, on behalf of Mr Pollock, Magistrate of Benares. Copy of reply, about arrangements. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6100

6127. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Lieutenant C K M Walter, Assistant Agent to the Governor General in temporary charge of the Bhurtpore Agency, Bhurtpore. Encloses a Khureeta from Maharajah Jusiount (?) Sing of Bhurtpore inviting the Private Secretary to the wedding of His Highness with the daughter of the Maharajah of Puttiala [Patiala] (Khureeta no longer enclosed). Copy of reply to Walter, grateful thanks, Private Secretary will have much pleasure in accepting should the Governor General's plans permit.

6128. Oct 1859. Letter to the Secretary of the Metcalfe Hall Library, Calcutta. Asks for the first and second volumes of Arnold's History of Rome for the Governor General. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6138

6129. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr W Grey, Secretary to Government of India Home Department, Calcutta. Further to Lieutenant Sconce's appointment. Letter no longer enclosed. Copy of letter about appointments to the Revenue Survey. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6035, 6047, 6113, 6114, 6134

6131. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr W Grey, Secretary to Government of India Home Department Calcutta. Asks if the Governor General wishes to have an After Packet on Sunday; sends a note from Mr Garrett.

6132. Sep - Nov 1859. Letter from Mr A Abercrombie, Officiating Collector of Chittagong. Forwards six receipts for allowances of Government House servants with comments (not enclosed). Endorsed: Transferred to Treasurer. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6256

6133. Oct 1859. Letter from Captain H Hoseason, Brigade Major, Hyderabad Contingent, Bolarum, near Hyderabad. Applies for the post of Military Secretary to the Commissioner of Mysore.

6134. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr C Beadon, Secretary to Government of India Foreign Department, Calcutta. About the appointment of Lieutenant Sconce, and Revenue Survey appointments generally. Copy of earlier letter about this. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6035, 6047, 6113, 6114, 6124

6135. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Mr C Wingfield, Chief Commissioner of Oudh, Lucknow. Returns thanks for the information about Mr Spencer; he would prefer Mr Hume. Proposes getting up a display of fireworks for the Governor General's visit to Lucknow. Rajah Jin Loll Sing of Otrowlee has been sentenced to death for the murder of Miss Jackson, Mrs Green etc. and will be executed at the scene of the massacre. Will present himself at the first halting ground on the Lucknow side of the river, and asks if the Governor General wishes him to come over to Cawnpore. Copy of reply, Private Secretary is making inquiries about Mr Hume. The Governor General does not object to a firework display, but has heard rumours of a proposed sham fight, which he supposes to be untrue, as he does not desire any military display beyond a review of the troops. Proposed movements of the Governor General. He wishes to announce at Lucknow his assent to the principle of Talookdaree Settlements. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 5973, 6056, 6139, 6147, 6360, 6441, 6174.

6136. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr T Oldham, Geological Surveyor in India, Calcutta. Asks for an interview with the Governor General.

6137. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr C Beadon, Secretary to Government of India Foreign Department, Calcutta. Asks about the Governor General 's arrangements; he has told Mr Couper that His Excellency will not hold a Durbar at Benares, but the Rajah may present himself at Cawnpore. Has heard nothing of Dr Chisholm's intention to leave his post at Indore. The Bombay Proclamation has not yet arrived. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6100, 6119, 6120, 6110

6138. Oct 1859. Letter from the Secretary, Calcutta Library. States that the books required by the Private Secretary are not available at present, but will be sent as soon as they come in. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6128

6139. Oct 1859. Letter from Captain W N Lees, Secretary, College of Fort William, Calcutta. Replies about Mr Hume. Copy of earlier letter, asking if Mr Hume has applied for an examination in the native languages. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6135, 6147, 6360, 6441

6140. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Major C Hervey, Officiating Superintendent General of the Thuggee and Dacoity Department, Jubbulpore. Suggests Captain Ross, 3rd Bengal Europeans, as Assistant General Superintendent of Agra. Copy of reply, the Governor General cannot consent to transferring an officer from a European regiment and he believes that there are more than the prescribed number of captains absent from the Corps on staff employ.

6141. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Monsieur H Beato, Umritsur. Forwarded photographic views of Umritsur for Lady Canning. Copy of reply, acknowledgement; no bill was received with the photographs. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6277, 6508

6142. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Mr C J Wingfield, Chief Commissioner of Oudh, Lucknow. Submits a return showing the number of men to be discharged, and wishing to be discharged in the Oudh Military Police; believes that the gratuities were the inducement, and that the men leave in high spirits and well pleased with their treatment by the Government.

6143. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr T Garrett, Post Master, Calcutta. Replies about certain parcels despatched from Bombay.

6144. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr R Simson, Under Secretary to Government of India Foreign Department, Calcutta. Forwards the Durbar Account for Sep (no longer enclosed). Copy of reply, returning this countersigned.

6145. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr W Morgan, Clerk to the Legislative Council, Calcutta. Asks for an interview with the Governor General.

6146. Oct 1859. Letter to Major E K Elliot, Nagpore. Copy of a letter asking him to address his reply to His Excellency's letter of 5 Oct to him at Camp Cawnpoor.

6147. Oct 1859. Letter from Mr H Hume, Calcutta. Replies, will undergo the examination in the vernacular. Copy of earlier letter about this. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6135, 6139, 6148, 6360, 6441

6148. Oct 1859. Letter from the Deputy Post Master of Kishnaghur. Replies about the letter to Mr H Hume. Copy of earlier letter, sending a letter to be forwarded to Mr Hume. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence no. 6147

6149. Sep - Oct 1859. Letter from Dr A Campbell, Superintendent of Darjeeling. Writes that should a civil officer be required in the ensuing cold weather on the Nepal Frontier with the Commander in Chief or any other commander, begs that his name be submitted to the Governor General for the duty. Copy of reply, there is no prospect of a civil officer being required except for the purpose of marking out the new boundary line, arrangements for which have already been made.

6150. Oct 1859. Letter from Baboo Trilochun Roy, Calcutta. Asks for an interview with the Private Secretary. Two letters. ½ anna stamp. Copy of reply, he should state the object of the interview. See also Private Secretary's Correspondence nos. 6187, 6260, 6426, 6516