‘Translation of a letter from the Envoy to the Prince royal’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Translation of a letter from the Envoy to the Prince royal’
- Date:
- 1827/1827
- Description:
- Abstract: Translation of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Prince Royal, Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār]. The letter concerns the ongoing negotiations for peace in the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. Referring to the demands for reparations made by Russia (see IOR/L/PS/9/71/99), Macdonald Kinneir indicates that he believes that the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces, General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] will not settle for any sum lower than fifteen crores of tomans [Persian currency]. He also warns against the possibility of a further Russian offensive and the dangers of the current military occupation of Persian territory by Russia continuing for too long. He entreats the Prince Royal to meet General Paskevitch to settle the matter, suggesting an immediate payment of ten crores.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 7, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 74 to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 8 November 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/98).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Reparations
Negotiation
Russo-Persian War (1826-1828) - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0003df_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0003df_en
IOR/L/PS/9/71/105
IOR/L/PS/9/71/105