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Mss Eur F231/1, f138
- Record Id:
- 041-002302153
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x0000d1
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/1, f138
- Title:
- Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Has that day signed despatch on Oudh; in recent years Court of Directors has repeated urged Govt of India to take action on Oudh but it has not done so for various reasons 'amongst others a reluctance on my part to resort to extreme measures'; one reason for acting now not mentioned officially is possibility of King's early death leading to a long minority during which 'we could do nothing'; urges Vernon Smith to take up 'this large question as soon as possible and to issue orders upon it immediately'; believes Govt must either sever all connection with Oudh or take measure proposed by Dalhousie – if Govt resolves on it, Dalhousie is willing to remain in office for additional month (i.e. till 1 March); refers to earlier correspondence on subject with Lord Broughton and Sir C Wood; British position in relation to Oudh 'is and has long been far from honourable to us – I hope you may be minded to empower me to set ourselves right in this respect before the world'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302141
036-002302142
040-002302143
041-002302153 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F231 : Papers of Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73) as President of the Board of Control 1855-58
Mss Eur F231/1-11 : Letterbooks of correspondence with the Governor-General of India, the Governors of Madras and Bombay and others
Mss Eur F231/1 : Vol I.' Letters to and from Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India, General Anson, Commander-in-Chief in India, Lord…
Mss Eur F231/1, f138 : Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0001]/036-002302142[0001]/040-002302143[0010]/041-002302153
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- 28 Jun 1855
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)