Record

Document Reference	Ne C 11036/1
Title	Letter from H.E. Grenfell, India House, London, to [Arthur N. Birch], Colonial Office, London; 27 Jun. 1859
Date	27 June 1859
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Says that the Duke of Newcastle has asked Sir C. Wood how the question of the transfer of Singapore to the colonial office stands; encloses an extract from a despatch from Lord Stanley to the Governor-General of India, indicating the principle on which Lord Stanley thought the transfer should be made; requests that this information be passed to the duke. Enclosure at Ne C 11036/2.
Term	colonies, Singapore
Term	colonial affairs, transfer of colonies to Colonial Office

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA211	Wood; Charles (1800-1885); 1st Viscount Halifax; Secretary of State for India 1859-66 created Viscount Halifax 1866	1800-1885
NA945	Clinton; Henry P.F. Pelham- (1811-1864); 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; styled Earl of Lincoln until 1851	1811-1864
NA6135	Stanley; Edward J. (1802-1869); 2nd Baron Stanley and 1st Baron Eddisbury; cr. 1st Baron Eddisbury 1848 statesman	1802-1869
NA1109	Canning; Charles J. (1812-1862); Earl Canning; governor general of India 1856-1862	1812-1862
NA16911	Grenfell; H.E. (fl 1859); of the India Office	fl 1859
NA16912	Birch; Arthur N. (fl 1855-1868); private secretary to secretary of state for colonies Jun. 1859	fl 1855-1868