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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 15 Jan 1850. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This letter refers to Samuel Hennell's earlier despatch, letter no. 373, dated 5 December 1849. Justin Sheil discusses the Persian Government's refusal to sanction the seizure by English cruisers of Persian vessels engaged in the traffic of slaves.

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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 9-10

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Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister at the Government of Tehran, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/121, ff 9-10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051546.0x000006> [accessed 8 February 2025]

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