Papers, 1870-1895; (bulk 1886-1888).

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Papers, 1870-1895; (bulk 1886-1888).

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Letters primarily to Sir Andrew Richard Scoble, Dufferin's advisor, concerning administrative affairs in India, including appointments to office and requests for advice. Also includes a pamphlet, 1877, giving Dufferin's reply to charges against his appointment of Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison to the governor's council; comment by Dufferin, 1872, on John Bright's clauses added to the Irish Land Act, permitting government loans to support tenant purchases of lands. There are a few letters by Lady Dufferin and by Sir Henry Blackwood, First Baronet.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Scoble, Andrew Richard, KCSI 1890

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Epithet: KCSI 1890 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000618.0x000383 ...

Blackwood, Henry Blackwood, Baron.

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Dufferin and Ava, Hariot Georgina Blackwood, Marchioness of, d. 1936.

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Aitchison, C. U. (Charles Umpherston), Sir, 1832-1896

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1856 joined the Indian Civil Service; 1857 assistant in Hissar; 1859-1865 under-secretary, political department, government of India; 1865-1868 deputy commissioner, Lahore; 1868-1878 foreign secretary, government of India; 1878-1881 chief commissioner of British Burma; 1882-1887 lieutenant-governor of the Punjab; 1886 founded Aitchison College, Lahore; 1887-1888 joined the council of the governor-general of India. Epithet: administrator in India Title: Knigh...

Bright, John, 1811-1889

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British statesman, from Rochdale, Lancashire, England. From the description of Papers, 1840-1888. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19276561 John Bright (1811-1889), British reformer, Liberal statesman, free-trade advocate, and one of the most eloquent public speakers of his time, was born near Rochdale, England. A Quaker textile manufacturer, Bright was elected to Parliament in 1843 and formed the Anti-Corn Law League with Richard Cobden to repeal the Corn Laws...

Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquis of, 1826-1902

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Governor-General of India; resident of "Clandeboye," County Down, Northern Ireland. From the description of Papers, 1870-1895; (bulk 1886-1888). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19212583 ...