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Mss Eur F213/27, p260
- Record Id:
- 041-002301991
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002301764
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x00005d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F213/27, p260
- Title:
- Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Dalhousie's letters of 5 and 31 January, and 1 and 9 February; fears Bengal Govt may have made too much of Sikkim affair in Dalhousie's absence; comments on Napier who 'is not like other men' – some of his orders and speeches 'make us at home stare not a little'; nothing now heard in England about his return so discussion of successor unnecessary; Dalhousie's remarks on Delhi question in his letter of 31 January have been helpful in dealing with Directors; opponents of discrowning have no objection to evacuating palace of Delhi and doing away with family privileges – they merely contend for retaining title of King; it would flatter Directors if, on death of King, Dalhousie wrote home to Secret Committee before doing so; explains constitutional position of Secret Committee, in particular fact that its correspondence does not have to be disclosed to Court of Proprietors as do letters written to Court of Directors if demanded by majority of meeting of Proprietors; Hobhouse has corresponded with Wellington and Lord Grey to pave way for application to Queen for Punjab medal to be worn at Court; approves Dalhousie's opinion on Ali Murad's case; dissatisfaction with lack of decision and activity in Bombay Govt; Satara – his opinion of Frere has improved after seeing some private letters from him; Colebrooke's motion for Select Committee to enquire into Indian successions cut short by his being taken ill during his speech; no provision for Satara family will satisfy George Thompson &co which do not 'provide large funds for them to touch'; adverse comments on Gaekwar of Baroda and Nawab of Bahawalpur – 'yet these are sort of rulers patronized by Indian philanthropists of the old school; disapproves of Bethune's proposed legislation, in particular the 'Black Act'; has heard nothing yet of Bright's Royal Commission to India.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002301764
036-002301791
040-002301942
041-002301991 - 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 F213/27 : Letters to the Governor-General, Governors and others in India and elsewhere. Personal name index. [Formerly H.859]
Mss Eur F213/27, p260 : Letter from Hobhouse to Dalhousie - Hierarchy:
- 032-002301764[0008]/036-002301791[0007]/040-002301942[0049]/041-002301991
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F213
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1850
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 25 Mar 1850
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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