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Mss Eur B380/2, f225
- Record Id:
- 041-002298011
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002297960
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001915.0x00010e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur B380/2, f225
- Title:
- Letter from Mayo to Argyll
- Scope & Content:
- Royal Navy's activities in African and Arabian seas to stop slave trade are preventing legitimate trade – root of problem is navy's prize system; heavy unnecessary expense caused by appointment of Barrister Judge Advocate General from England; approves appointment of (Sir) James Stephen to succeed Maine as Law Member; latter's great knowledge of India should be made available at home in some way – he would make a useful Liberal MP; Sher Ali's narrow escape at Kabul may give Mayo unexpected opportunity to address him and if so he will include formal statement as desired by Argyll [regarding British non-interference and neutrality in Afghanistan]; pleased to find that Govt of India's proposals regarding policy for constructing railways generally approved at home; encloses bulky volume on Punjab Tenancy question; told by distinguished Punjab officer that landowners' petition was 'a "got up thing among Europeans"'; difficult to form opinion on subject because of 'total absence of native public opinion'; policy towards Russia; 5 August: escape of Sirdar Ismail Khan leader of Kabul conspiracy against Sher Ali.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002297960
040-002297990
041-002298011 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur B380 : Richard Southwell Bourke papers.
Mss Eur B380/2 : Original letters from Mayo to Argyll
Mss Eur B380/2, f225 : Letter from Mayo to Argyll - Hierarchy:
- 032-002297960[0002]/040-002297990[0021]/041-002298011
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur B380
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- 4 Aug 1869
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)