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Mss Eur F213/24, p296
- Record Id:
- 041-002301874
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002301764
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x000339
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F213/24, p296
- Title:
- Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 6 [sc. 7] November; thanks for Admiralty's despatch of Medea to take home Koh-i-noor; comments on Henry Lawrence who has arrived in Lahore on same day as Dalhousie; John Lawrence much better fitted for his post; Henry's opinions so strong and so different from Dalhousie's and most others that, unless they were much modified by his colleagues, would produce deadlock; as foreseen by Dalhousie, brothers have come into 'violent collision' which has distressed John who would like to get away but Dalhousie has dissuaded him; Dalhousie would like Henry to go to the Cape for his health, he would then 'dispose of Mansel somehow', leaving John in sole charge of Punjab for two years during which time something would turn up to enable Dalhousie to make the arrangement permanent; very pleased with work of Punjab Board and subordinate officials; only popular demand is for water, and Dalhousie hopes to get work on irrigation started – 'I am confident that the political and financial results will be immediate and most valuable'; successful attack on Yusufzai village which was refusing to pay revenue; Henry Lawrence's ability to tour Hazara country with tiny escort proof of submission to and fear of British power; Napier's informant alleging dangerous state of Punjab (and threats from Afghanistan, Kashmir and Herat) is Capt Rathbone (Collector of Hyderabad, Sind) whose source is 'some Nawab down there'; Dalhousie's reasons for disbelieving these alarmist reports, but in any case Dalhousie has agreed to troop levels and dispositions requested by Napier; feels sure Napier writes all this home, and notes that Times claims that Napier is only element of safety in India; Napier is irresponsibly making his views public; fear that, during Dalhousie's absence at sea, Napier might pick a quarrel with someone has led Dalhousie to send Henry Lawrence to Kashmir to reassure Ghulab Singh while Napier is looking for a cantonment above Wazirabad; briefly summarises Napier's voluminous report on India commenting on exaggerations about bad state of country everywhere except in Sind; will immediately settle with Napier the force for Punjab; will not debate with him merits of Sind's administration and demerits of Punjab's, and will transmit report to Hobhouse and authorities at home will decide on changes 'too large to be settled by me or any body else here'; Napier recommended pardon of Mulraj on curious grounds; has paid 50,000 rupees to Satara widow following Hobhouse's instructions.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002301764
036-002301791
040-002301832
041-002301874 - 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, p296 : Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse - Hierarchy:
- 032-002301764[0008]/036-002301791[0004]/040-002301832[0042]/041-002301874
- 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:
- 22 Dec 1849
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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