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Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/2
- Record Id:
- 041-002302958
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302856
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001965.0x00012a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/2
- Title:
- Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
- Scope & Content:
- Refers to Canning's letter of 24 September (1); very thorough approval at home of Canning's refusal to allow negotiations with King of Delhi; his [clemency] orders of 31 July more questionable and gave rise to long discussion in Cabinet, but Govt continues to support him; current need for military dictator in Agra; fury at home at stories of J P Grant releasing mutineers and hanging highlanders for assaulting them; problem of river transport; 'bloody' articles in Times and other newspapers and difficulty of convincing public that 'mercy is not weakness'; difficulty of vindicating Canning against press attacks in absence of Parliament, but he has 'unabated confidence of the Cabinet' and 'active satisfaction' of Queen despite his not being her first choice as Governor-General (Vernon Smith relieved neither of other two candidates was chosen); about to discuss new form of Indian Govt – asks Canning for advice, particularly regarding retention of Executive and Legislative Councils, and whether there could be more delegation to minor Presidencies; doubts about giving Lawrence GCB.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302856
040-002302956
041-002302958 - 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 476 : Letters from Vernon-Smith and the Earl of Ellenborough as successive Presidents of the Board of Control (Mar 1855-Mar 1858,…
Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/2 : Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302856[0003]/040-002302956[0002]/041-002302958
- 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:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 10 Nov 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)