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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 13 Oct 1813. 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 a letter, numbered 4, from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tabriz, to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company, of 13 October 1813, which was received on 4 March 1814. In the letter Ouseley relates the gratitude of the Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia, Abbas Mirza, for the remuneration, on his recommendation, of Lieutenants Christie and Lindesay by the East India Company for their services training troops in Persia. The letter communicates the Prince Royal’s subsequent request for Lieutenant Monteith, also training troops in Persia, to be remunerated, his having forgotten to include him in his original recommendation.

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1 item (2 folios)
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English in Latin script
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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/L/PS/9/68/144

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13 Oct 1813 (CE, Gregorian)
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Military officers
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Crown Prince of Persia

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Copy of a Letter from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tabriz, to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and the Court of Directors of the East India Company, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/68/144, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00011f> [accessed 29 August 2024]

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