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Mss Eur F213/24, p180
- Record Id:
- 041-002301853
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002301764
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x000324
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F213/24, p180
- Title:
- Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
- Scope & Content:
- Napier assumed command of the army on 7 May; Maharani's method of escape; one Appa Sahib (pretender to Nagpur throne) has been captured after smart engagement [Dalhousie has briefly mentioned him in several previous letters]; he is the third pretender of that name; rise in opium at Calcutta and Malwa; Henry Lawrence's dissatisfaction at not having absolute civil authority in Punjab, and Dalhousie's reasons for establishing instead a Board of Administration; if Govt decides to restore Punjab to Maharaja, he will receive it back in much better condition thanks to a few months' British administration; Lawrence's health; he ignored Lawrence's recommendation of parading murderer of Agnew about the country on an ass [cf Hobhouse's letter of 4 April]; Edwardes's published letter about Mulraj, question of appropriate punishment of him, and difficulty in selecting suitable Counsel for him in his trial; seeks guidance on how often he should write to Queen in normal times.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002301764
036-002301791
040-002301832
041-002301853 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F213 : Papers of John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton, as President of the Board of Control 1835-41 and 1846-52
Mss Eur F213/21-28 : John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton, President of the Board of Control 1846-52: correspondence with persons in India and…
Mss Eur F213/24 : Letters from persons in India and elsewhere. Principal correspondents: Lord Dalhousie; Lord Falkland, Sir Henry Pottinger.…
Mss Eur F213/24, p180 : Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse - Hierarchy:
- 032-002301764[0008]/036-002301791[0004]/040-002301832[0021]/041-002301853
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F213
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1849
- End Date:
- 1849
- Date Range:
- 25 May 1849
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)