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Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/12

Record Id:: 041-002302869
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-002302856
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur Photo Eur 474/12
Title:: Letter from Canning to Stanley
Scope & Content:: Has received Stanley's letter of 2 June with great pleasure – its tone has reinforced Canning's determination to stay at his post; advocates recruitment of at least ten European regiments for local service in India to replace twenty native regiments to be officered by officers from native regiments; need for permanent European force in India not liable to be withdrawn because of events in Europe; Bihar still greatly disturbed; in answer to Ellenborough's letter of 9 May, believes chief reason why Bihar is disturbed is that, like Oudh, it is 'a Sepoy Country; that the Districts in which disturbance is now rife, are the homes of vast numbers of mutineers'; Bihar situation an impediment to declaration of a measure of mercy to less guilty mutineers which would have 'an untimely appearance' while intended beneficiaries are 'carrying violence into the heart of one of our richest and oldest Provinces'; Bihar also makes it impossible to assist two friendly Oudh chiefs who are likely to be driven from their forts; Rohilkhand rapidly settling down; Canning doubts whether Tantia Topi and Maratha party will head for Deccan but if they do it will give him great anxiety; at present Hyderabad is quite and Nizam well behaved – believes success at Gwalior has made deep impression there; Bundelkhand quiet; Dost Muhammad is peaceful; again in answer to Ellenborough, rebellion is not rife all along Ganges canal where disturbances were due to Rohilkhand rebels, not local inhabitants – 'we have plenty of rotten places to mend without picking holes in sound ones'; unlikely to be able to return troops to England before winter, and urges immediate despatch of recruits to arrive at best season, i.e. October after rains have ended.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-002302856
040-002302857
041-002302869
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 474/12 : Letter from Canning to Stanley
Hierarchy:: 032-002302856[0001]/040-002302857[0012]/041-002302869
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Record Type (Level):: Item
Extent:: 1 item
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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1858
End Date:: 1858
Date Range:: 10 Jul 1858
Era:: CE
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