Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 15 Aug 1821
IOR/L/PS/9/69/69
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The record is made up of 1 item (1 folio). It was created in 15 Aug 1821. It was written in Persian. 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 the Prince Royal [Abbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. , Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] 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, undated. The letter recommends Lieutenant Hart, a seconded officer in Persia, for reward by the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. for his service with the Prince’s army.
An English translation of the letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/69/70.
The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, 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. dated 15 August 1821 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/68).
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- 1 item (1 folio)
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Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
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- Persian in Arabic 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/9/69/69
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- 15 Aug 1821 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 15 Aug 1821
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- 1r
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- Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Nāyib al-Salṭana xx Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince of Persia
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- IOR/L/PS/9/69/69
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- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 15 Aug 1821
- Pages
- 1v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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