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Mss Eur F231/1, f245
- Record Id:
- 041-002302171
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x0000f3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/1, f245
- Title:
- Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 25 June; has suggested to Canning that he should be relieved on 1 March to enable him to bring affairs in hand in India to 'a proper close'; insurrection among Santals not yet suppressed and its causes are mysterious – previously they have been regarded as peaceable, even timorous, but are now plundering and ruthlessly murdering Europeans and natives of all ages and sexes; time of year is 'desperately against' soldiers' health and movements; is ready to rejoin Council in Calcutta if needed; everywhere else is quiet; outbreak highlights folly of those arguing army in India could assist in Crimea; 'the enormous territory which is to be kept in subjection', and many other latent causes of unrest which he lists, prove 'absolute necessity of holding powerful military means in our hands' and of not withdrawing a single man from India especially during Crimean war of which Indian population is well aware.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302141
036-002302142
040-002302143
041-002302171 - 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, f245 : Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0001]/036-002302142[0001]/040-002302143[0028]/041-002302171
- 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:
- 8 Aug 1855
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)