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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta [38r] (4/4)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 12 Sep 1807. 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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The letter notes that the Resident has established a correspondent at Tehran via an Armenian, Owaness Paitkhem and encloses an extract of a letter from him dated 7 September 1807. One enclosure:
1. A translation containing an extract of the above mentioned letter. The author describes Russian and French diplomatic activity with the Persian Court, but does not provide any details concerning the outcome of these discussions. The author also describes an application to travel to Russia via Tehran from three Englishmen from Bombay and their subsequent journey through the region. The arrival of news concerning English persons having been put to death in Turkey is mentioned, as is speculation that those in Bagdad [Baghdad] and Bussora [Basra] will suffer the same fate. Intelligence is also conveyed of a major Russian victory against the Turks near Gurz and of a Persian army under Hossain Khan that has been routed.
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- 3 folios
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has left a number of holes that have obscured some of the body of the letter. This has resulted in some sections of the letter being difficult to read.
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta [38r] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 36-38, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899598.0x00005d> [accessed 24 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 36-38
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- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
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- 37r:38r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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