Copy of Instructions from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to his Private Secretary, Sir William Ouseley, on the Occasion of his Mission to Mazenderan
IOR/L/PS/9/68/127
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 15 Feb 1812. 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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Copy of instructions, dated 15 February 1812, from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to his Private Secretary, Sir William Ouseley, for his mission to Mazenderan [Mazandaran]. The instructions include to survey the coastal areas of the Caspian Sea for a site suitable for building a dock; to survey the potential for the extraction of natural resources necessary for shipbuilding in the surrounding area; and to keep a journal of the journey.
The instructions were enclosed in Sir Gore Ouseley’s letter to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of 15 March 1812 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/125), and were received on the 8 August 1812.
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- 15 Feb 1812 (CE, Gregorian)
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Copy of Instructions from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to his Private Secretary, Sir William Ouseley, on the Occasion of his Mission to Mazenderan, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/68/127, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00010e> [accessed 6 October 2024]
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- IOR/L/PS/9/68/127
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- Copy of Instructions from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to his Private Secretary, Sir William Ouseley, on the Occasion of his Mission to Mazenderan
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- 1r:2v
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