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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 29 Mar 1820. 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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A letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of 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, sent from Tehran and dated 29 March 1820. The letter forwards a dispatch and enclosures from Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [IOR/L/PS/9/69/2-9].

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1 item (2 folios)
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Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.

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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/9/69/1

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29 Mar 1820 (CE, Gregorian)
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HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia

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Copy of a Letter from Henry Willock, Chargé d'Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/69/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000195> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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