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Mss Eur F231/2, f1
- Record Id:
- 041-002302176
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x000107
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/2, f1
- Title:
- Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Argues at great length and with great vehemence against any withdrawal of troops from India to serve either in the Crimea or at the Cape of Good Hope – arguments include increase in Indian territory without any corresponding increase in troops, possibility of unexpected outbreaks at any time (e.g. Santal rebellion, and communal conflict in Oudh), belief among natives that British have suffered disasters in Crimea, possible need for expedition to Persia in view of worsening attitude of Shah; 'India is tranquil only because comparatively speaking we are strong - Weaken us, and India will be neither tranquil or secure'; withdrawal of troops from India at this time 'would be in HM's Ministers an act of reckless folly, which would fall nothing short of insanity'; Indian troops not suitable for service elsewhere; replacing troops sent from India with irregular troops not easy because of difficulty of finding officers – already officer corps has been drained by their employment on a variety of other military and civil duties; Home Govt is aggravating problem by sending many Company Officers to Turkey; if HMG insists on drawing native troops from India, there must be large war expenditure on raising and officering replacements which will take time; [in a marginal note, almost certainly written after the Indian mutiny, Vernon Smith states: 'In all these strong remarks L[ord] D[alhousie]says nothing about mistrust of the sepoys']; loan is full; murder of Henry Conolly (Collector of Malabar) by four moplahas; acknowledges Veronon Smith's letter of 9 August; everything will be done to expedite Indian accounts – hopes will assent to measures proposed; regrettable if nothing done about Oudh – thinks inaction more difficult to defend in Parliament than interference; is sending recommendations for honours for John Lawrence and others – 'crosses and knighthoods are easy and cheap recompenses for life long labours'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302141
036-002302142
040-002302175
041-002302176 - 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 F231/2 : Vol II.' Letters to and from Lord Dalhousie, his successor Lord Canning, Lord Harris, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Hardinge and…
Mss Eur F231/2, f1 : Letter from Dalhousie to Vernon Smith - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0001]/036-002302142[0002]/040-002302175[0001]/041-002302176
- 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:
- 25 Sep 1855
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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