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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 [77v] (2/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 2 Mar 1808. 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 is forwarding a number of communications as part of a dispatch. It contains a list of enclosures, only two of which are transcribed in this letter book.
Two enclosures:
1. Translation of a note from Isfahan [Esfahan] sent by Sheikh Abdul Russool Khan [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān] to Nicholas Hankey Smith, dated 16 February 1808. The note concerns diplomatic activity between the French and the Persians, specifically mentioning the terms which may form part of a treaty between the two nations, but further notes that the French Ambassador has been asked to leave Tehran due to displeasure at his conduct. The note also details instructions (later recalled) sent by the Persian Prime Minister, Mohumed Hossain Khan to Abdulla Khan, Governor of Isfahan, to send two of his principal merchants to Tehran.
2. Translation of a letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, to Nasser Ulla Khan, Sherauz [Shiraz], dated 10 February 1808. It regards gifts and a communication sent by the Resident via Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]; an itemised list of these items is supplied.
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- 2 folios
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which is especially acute near the bottom of f 77 and f 77v. The body of the letter is obscured in these areas and the text is difficult to read as a result.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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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 [77v] (2/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 77-78, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899598.0x0000ac> [accessed 10 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 77-78
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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
- Pages
- 77v:78r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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