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Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/5
- Record Id:
- 041-002302862
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302856
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001965.0x0000cc
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/5
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Ellenborough
- Scope & Content:
- Ellenborough's letters of 24 February and 9 March arrived together; has asked to see proceedings in trials of chiefs near Delhi; distribution of confiscated territories; desirable to reward loyal chiefs (e.g. Patiala and Jhind) promptly; has had no report from Rose regarding his executions; believes Govt of Bengal should remain separate from Governor-General, though latter should have power to take it over in emergencies (and same should apply to other provinces); Government of India should have more power over administration of Calcutta; Queen's regiments estimated to be 11,000 below strength, and with further sickness casualties in coming year, it was calculated that 22,000 men would be needed from England between Feb 1858 and Jan 1859 to bring army to full complement; Canning thinks this estimate too high – casualties have been low, thanks to Campbell, and health of troops is remarkably good; first detachment of dwarf cavalry has arrived; reluctant to delay informing Jung Bahadur of reward for Nepalese assistance until letter from Ellenborough has arrived.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302856
040-002302857
041-002302862 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur Photo Eur 474-477 : Photocopies of selected correspondence between Charles John Canning, Earl Canning (1812-62)
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474 : Letters from Canning to the President of the Board of Control and Secretary of State for India
Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/5 : Letter from Canning to Ellenborough - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302856[0001]/040-002302857[0005]/041-002302862
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur Photo Eur 474-477
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1858
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 17 Apr 1858
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)