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Mss Eur F231/3, p196
- Record Id:
- 041-002302247
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x00018d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/3, p196
- Title:
- Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
- Scope & Content:
- Refers to Canning's letter of 8 October; appointment of Outram to command Persian expedition with both political and military powers; Vernon Smith hopes Canning will not think appointment an invasion of his privileges; Outram's instructions; Clarendon's annoyance at Canning's reduction of force; Canning should consider possible need for more extended operations and larger force; possible danger of aggression by France in the East; [refers to Canning's letter of 7 October]; Queen of Oudh; believes Court of Directors will make generous provisions for King's descendants – rightly so in view of his treatment by Dalhousie; fears financial implications of growth in Civil Service; doubts utility of 'any legislative Committee' [sic ? Legislative Council]; thinks Peacock 'an embarrassing individual'; Duleep Singh and his mother.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302141
036-002302142
040-002302218
041-002302247 - 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 F231/3 : Vol III.' Letters to and from Lord Canning, Lord Harris, Lord Elphinstone and General Anson
Mss Eur F231/3, p196 : Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0001]/036-002302142[0003]/040-002302218[0029]/041-002302247
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1856
- End Date:
- 1856
- Date Range:
- 26 Nov 1856
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)