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Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/6
- Record Id:
- 041-002302962
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302856
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001965.0x00012e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur Photo Eur 476/6
- Title:
- Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
- Scope & Content:
- Refers to Canning's letter of 8 October; Directors' opinion that sailing ships would be as fast as steamers in transporting troops to India has proved wrong; noted in England that capture of Delhi achieved without troops from England; Col Ramsay; glad Canning is satisfied with financial assistance received from England as Directors are running their financial position very fine to avoid application to Parliament – this would embarrass Vernon Smith also and he hopes Canning will let them relax decision not to draw on India; English press abuse of Canning; no new evidence of cause of rebellion; neither Directors nor Cabinet satisfied with Grant as provisional Governor-General – as Canning has given no opinion, Vernon Smith suggests Elphinstone; asks position regarding law codes, and what will be position of Legislative Council under new system of Government; when Parliament meets not a word said against Canning will be unanswered.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302856
040-002302956
041-002302962 - 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 476/6 : Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302856[0003]/040-002302956[0006]/041-002302962
- 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:
- 26 Nov 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)