Copy of a Letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Bushire, to HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock

IOR/L/PS/9/70/85

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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1826. 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 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Bushire [Bushehr], to HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, of 11 April 1826. The letter announces Macdonald Kinneir’s arrival at Bushire and his intention of proceeding to Tehran as soon as practicable. The letter originally enclosed replies from Macdonald Kinneir to the Prince Royal of Persia [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār] and various Persian ministers (not included in this item), which Macdonald Kinneir requests that Willock deliver.

This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter 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 East India Company of 20 May 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/84).

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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/9/70/85
Date(s): 11 Apr 1826 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Diplomacy
People & organisations: East India Company Envoy to PersiaHM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/70/85
Title: Copy of a Letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Bushire, to HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock
Pages: 1r:2v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence