Letter from Robert Murdoch Smith, Shiraz to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
Mss Eur F126/45, ff 22-23
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 16 Jun 1866. 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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Letter regarding Smith and Stewart's journey to Shiraz detailing their route and their meeting Oliver St. John at his camp at Pir i Zan [Kotal-e Pireh Zan] as well as describing their intended route to Ispahan [Isfahan] via Yezdi Khast [Izad Khast], which St. John intends to accompany them on in order to settle the accounts of the 2nd Division there.
The letter also reports on Mr Walton who is unwell and unlikely to be able to meet Pelly, and the weather on their journey thus far.
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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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- Mss Eur F126/45, ff 22-23
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- 16 Jun 1866 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/45, ff 22-23
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- Letter from Robert Murdoch Smith, Shiraz to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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- 22r:23v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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