Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to Joseph Dart of 8 Feb 1821
IOR/L/PS/9/69/61
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 13 Oct 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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An extract of a letter from Captain Thomas Thompson, Commander of the British troops on Kishma [Qeshm], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia [Iran], sent from Muscat and dated 13 October 1821.
The letter reports the transfer of six companies of British troops from Deristan [Dayrestān] camp on Kishma to Muscat in order to assist the Imam against reported acts of ‘piracy’ in the area. It also describes a visit to Muscat by Persian envoys, during which the subject of the British presence on Kishma was discussed.
The extract was enclosed in Willock’s letter to Joseph Dart, Secretary to 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, dated 8 February 1821 (IOR/L/PS/9/60).
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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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- 13 Oct 1820 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Piracy
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- KishmaPersiaMuscat
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- Imam of OmanThomas Perronet Thompson
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- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to Joseph Dart of 8 Feb 1821
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