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Mss Eur F699/1/3/8/2
- Record Id:
- 040-003375427
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003256818
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100043451782.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F699/1/3/8/2
- Title:
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Miscellaneous Papers relating to Army Amalgamation: II
- Scope & Content:
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Series of papers on Army reform, relating to the merger of the Indian and European armies. Papers were originally part of the Military Secretary: Papers on Miscellaneous Subjects sequence (Mss Eur F699/1/3/7). Original numbers appear in the index to Miscellaneous Papers (Mss Eur F699/1/3/7/1).
791. Copy of letter no. 374 from Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, to the Government of India, 9 Oct 1860, detailing the amount of European Troops permanently required for the defence of the Bengal Presidency.
792. Copy of dispatch from Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, dated 10 Oct 1860, relative to the Native Army future constitution. Copy made by Major General Richard J.H. Birch, 6 Dec 1860. Also The Calcutta Gazette Extraordinary, 4 May 1861, 'regarding strength of the Native Army which may be necessary to keep in India and the amount of reductions to make in existing regulations'.
793. Printed dispatch to Sir Charles Wood, no. 66 of 1861, dated 4 May 1861, regarding scheme for inducing older officers to retire by offering enhances pensions.
794. Copy of dispatch from Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, dated 10 Oct 1860, relative to Amalgamation, Officers, Staff, Railways and Civilians. Copy made by Major General Richard J.H. Birch, 23 Nov 1860. Also copy of dispatch from Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, dated 10 Oct 1860, regarding the Amalgamation, Extinction of Regiments, and Attestation. Copy made by Major General Richard J.H. Birch, 22 Nov 1860.
795. Comparative table showing the area, population, and revenue of Bengal, the North West Provinces, the Punjab, and Oude, with the number of troops stationed in each. [1861?].
796. General Order no. 353 of 1860 relative to the Medical Services Warrant, 30 Mar 1860.
797. Printed dispatch no. 80 of 1861 to Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, dated 18 May 1861, relating to the desired establishment for the Infantry and Cavalry, both European and Native, for the Indian Army and Artillery.
798. Draft dispatch to Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, dated 26 Jan 1861, relative to the strength, composition, and cost of the European and Native Armies necessary to maintain in India.
799. Memorandum relative to the appointment of the Chief of the Staff, copy made by Major General Richard J.H. Birch, 5 Dec 1860.
800. Copy of the report of Lord Holtham's Committee on Amalgamation, copy made by Major General Richard J.H. Birch, 12 Nov 1860.
801. Copy of dispatch from Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, dated 24 Oct 1860, regarding the warrant for the Staff Corps. Copy made by Major General Richard J.H. Birch, 6 Dec 1860.
802. Remarks on the proposed Amalgamation of the Indian Armies with the British Army, 13 Nov 1860.
803. Papers relative to the Madras Police, 1861, including printed report by Lieutenant Colonel H. Bruce, 10 Sep 1861.
804. Printed report by Lieutenant Colonel H. Bruce, 23 Jul 1861, on Bombay Police.
805. Memorandum by Colonel Balfour to Charles Canning on comparing the cost of the Army in India, Nov 1860.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003256818
033-003309783
036-003313177
037-003314282
040-003375427 - 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 F699/1/3 : Military Secretary's Office Papers
Mss Eur F699/1/3/8 : Military Secretary: Papers on Special Subjects from the 'Feroze'
Mss Eur F699/1/3/8/2 : Miscellaneous Papers relating to Army Amalgamation: II - Hierarchy:
- 032-003256818[0001]/033-003309783[0003]/036-003313177[0008]/037-003314282[0002]/040-003375427
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F699
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1861
- Date Range:
- 1860-1861
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- WYL250/9/158/1
- 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)