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Mss Eur F83/6, f64
- Record Id:
- 041-002300960
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002300874
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001940.0x0002c1
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F83/6, f64
- Title:
- Letter from Elgin to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Is at Sultanpur; briefly describes scenery round Kulu; men of party scaled Rohtang pass; new bridge over river Chandra will improve trade route to Ladakh and China; up to now they had to use a twig bridge which Elgin crossed himself – 'the most difficult job I ever attempted'; need for route which avoids Ladakh and with it exactions of ruler of Kashmir; brief description of people; tea plantations are small and in nascent state but prospects seem fair; a cart road to Sultanpur would facilitate economic development; forests have been neglected and wasted
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002300874
036-002300875
040-002300947
041-002300960 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F83 : Papers of 8th Earl of Elgin as Viceroy of India 1862-63
Mss Eur F83/1-32 : Correspondence
Mss Eur F83/6 : Letters from Governor-General to Secretary of State
Mss Eur F83/6, f64 : Letter from Elgin to Wood - Hierarchy:
- 032-002300874[0001]/036-002300875[0006]/040-002300947[0013]/041-002300960
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F83
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1863
- End Date:
- 1863
- Date Range:
- 18 Oct 1863
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)