Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Nov 1824

IOR/L/PS/9/69/248

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The record is made up of 1 item (5 folios). It was created in Nov 1824. 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 translation of additional instructions issued by 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 Futteh Ali Khan [Fath-‘Ali Khan Rashti], Beglerbegee [Beglarbeg, Governor] of Tabrees [Tabrīz] for his mission to Tiflis [Tblisi] to negotiate Persia’s frontier with the Russian Empire with General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov], Governor-General of Georgia.

The instructions detail the bases of the Persian negotiating position, including the survey of Major William Monteith, the Treaty of Gulistan (1813), and historical texts.

The translation 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. of the East India Company dated 16 November 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/138).

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1 item (5 folios)

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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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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/9/69/248
Date(s): Nov 1824 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Frontiers
Places: PersiaRussian EmpireCaucasus
People & organisations: Crown Prince of Persia

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/69/248
Title: Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Nov 1824
Pages: 1r:4v
Author: Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Nāyib al-Salṭana xx Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince of Persia
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/69/248
Title: Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Nov 1824
Pages: 5r:5v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence