Mss Eur F699/1/3/7/39

Contains docketed sets of papers numbered 737 to 752, originally in one bundle labelled ‘Military Secretary's Office No. 8. Papers on Miscellaneous Subjects Nos. 701 to 770’.

737. Copy of letter from the Commander in Chief Lord Clyde, Allahabad, 16 Oct 1858 and copy of extract of letter from Lord Clyde, Lucknow, 19 Jan 1859, to the Duke of Cambridge regarding the Reorganisation of the Army. With envelope.

738. Note by Charles Bowie on the services of Lieutenant Colonel H. Daly. 31 Dec 1861.

739. Extract of the War Services of Lieutenant Colonel Crawford T. Chamberlain, late 28th Regiment Native Infantry, Commanding 1st Bengal Cavalry. 1861.

740. Copy of extract of letter from the Honourable Ashley Eden, on special mission to Sikkim, Calcutta, 4 Jan 1861, to the Governor General. Also copy of reply from the Governor General, Camp Jubbulpore, 13 Jan 1861 to Eden. Consists of query regarding the terms of his mission to the Dewan of Sikkim.

741. Plan of 'Native Servants offices, Government House'. Ink plan, showing servants quarters, with named individuals. Undated.

742. Memorandum of applications for annuity on the final closing of the lists of Field Officers. 1861.

743. Copy of memorandum by Colonel G. Balfour, Chief of the Military Finance Department, regarding Military Expenditure for 1861-1862, dated Calcutta, Dec 1861. Also Statement of Military Expenditure in the three Presidencies for the first six months of the official year 1861-1862.

744. Copy of an extract of a private letter from Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India, to Charles Canning, regarding the Artillery in India. 1861.

745. Annotated copy of printed Governor General's General Order no. 332 of 1861, Fort William, 10 Apr 1861, on the formation of a Staff Corps in each of the three Presidencies.

746. Printed pamphlet 'General Orders nos. 962, 994, 1059, 1074, 1078, 1080 & 1083 of 1861. Also printed pamphlet 'General Order no. 1047 of 1861'. Relates to questions and issues regarding the Staff Corps.

747. Printed 'Second Report of the Special Commission on the Amalgamation of the Indian Army with Her Majesty's British Forces', Calcutta, 27 Mar 1861. Printed 'Third Report of the Special Commission on the Amalgamation of the Indian Army with Her Majesty's British Forces', Calcutta, 4 Apr 1861. Printed 'Fourth Report of the Special Commission on the Amalgamation of the Indian Army with Her Majesty's British Forces', Calcutta, 17 Apr 1861 (3 copies). Printed 'Fifth Report of the Special Commission on the Amalgamation of the Indian Army with Her Majesty's British Forces', Calcutta, 1 Jul 1861 (2 copies).

748. Printed circular for the reception of Maharajah Puttiala, 6 Jan 1862. With envelope marked 'For the information of the Personal Staff'.

749. Memorandum regarding a private audience for the Maharaja of Puttiala. 15 Jan 1862.

750. Printed letter no. 1911 from the Military Finance Department, Calcutta, 20 Jul 1860, to the Secretary to the Government of India Military Department. Asks for information regarding number and description of Troops to be maintained, in order to prepare budget estimate for 1860-61.

751. Printed letter no. 3265 from the Military Finance Department, Calcutta, 22 Dec 1860, to the Secretary to the Government of India Military Department. Reviews strength of the Armies in the three Presidencies, and need for proportional reductions in Bengal and Bombay.

752. Printed letter no. 2102 from the Military Finance Department, Calcutta, 6 Aug 1860, to the Secretary to the Government of India Military Department. Regarding measures for producing Annual Estimate by assuming number of Corps, Regiments and Battalions.