Selections from the Minutes and Other Official Writings of the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay: With an Introductory Memoir

by Mountstuart Elphinstone, George W. Forrest (Editor)

Overview

The historian George W. Forrest (1846–1926) pays tribute to the legacy of Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859) by bringing his writings together in this 1884 publication, which begins with a account of Elphinstone's life and the historical events connected with his career, providing important background information and context for the reader. Forrest provides a fascinating insight into Elphinstone's opinions on some of the leading questions connected with the government of British India. The statesman played a pivotal role in founding the system of state education in India, strongly supporting native education and the local administration of laws. As Forrest describes, he brought 'a liberal and highly cultivated mind' to discussions of Indian problems, and he saw the British task in India as equipping Indians for self-government as quickly as possible. This collection documents his challenges and achievements, and is an important historical record of a turning point in Indian history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108131445
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/02/2011
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
Pages:	594
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.60(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Life of the Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone; Minute by the Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone, dated March, 1824, on education; Narrative of proceedings relating to the murder of Gangadhar Shastri, the Gaikwar's minister deputed to Punu; Report from Lieutenant-Colonel Burr, of the Bombay establishment, and despatches from the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone to the Governor-General; Report on the territories conquered from the Peshwa, submitted to the Supreme Government of British India; Minute by the President, extracted from 'East India Papers', Vol. III, pp.697-701; Minute by the President, extracted from 'East India Papers', Vol. III, pp.661-664; Minute by the President, extracted from 'East India Papers', Vol. III, pp.677-697; Further minute by the President, extracted from 'East India Papers'. Vol. III. pp.706-709; Minute by the Hon. Mountsuart Elphinstone, date February 21, 1821; Minute by the Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone, dated Chobari, Cutch, January 26, 1821.