Abstract: A report by George Willock on the events occurring at Tabreez [Tabriz] from 24 October 1827 to 5 November 1827. The report gives a detailed description of the advance of the Russian army towards Tabreez and the occupation of the city by Russian troops led by Prince Arristoff [Georgii Yevseevich Eristov] without opposition during the ongoing war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], notably:The movement of refugees away from the Russian advanceThe flight and capture of Alli Yar Khan [Allāh Yār Khān Qājār Davallū, Āṣaf al-Dawlah, the Grand Vizier of the Shāh of Persia]The desertion of Persian troops and the entry of Russian troops and officers into the cityThe Russian occupation of the city and the various responses of the local elites and population to the occupationThe submission of other towns and districts of the province of Azerbijoun [Azerbaijan], including the siding of some of the tribes in the region with Russia and the rising of some populations against Persian ruleThe arrival of the commander of Russian forces, General Paskewitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia], at the head of the Russian army, including the extent and composition of the Russian forcesThe movements of Russian forces in Persia.The account concludes by reporting the meeting between the Russian plenipotentiary General Obreskoff [Aleksandr Mikhailovich Obreskov] and the Cayim Mukam [Mirza Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām, the Vizier of the Crown Prince of Persia], at which the Cayim Mukam was presented with peace terms (see IOR/L/PS/9/71/99).This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2, in dispatch No. 74 of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, 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 (12 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Abdulla Khan Umeen ed Dawlat [‘Abdullah Khān Amīn al-Dawlah], Second Minister of Persia, sent from Tabriz and dated 1 September 1822.The letter concerns the mission of Mirza Bauqur [Mīrzā Bakr], envoy of the Governor-General of Shiraz [Husayn ‘Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs], to Bombay [Mumbai], and the decision to reinforce the British troops occupying Kishm [Qeshm] following a perceived deterioration in relations with Persia.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 15 October 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/121).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to prevent the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran] to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tabriz and dated 25 January 1823.The letter concerns the disavowal by the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] of the agreement between William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], and the Government of Fars in Shiraz (IOR/L/PS/9/69/124 and 131), and forwards related correspondence (IOR/L/PS/9/69/127-134).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tabriz and dated 6 August 1822.The letter reports that Mr Edward James Matthews has successfully delivered gifts from the Court of Directors to the Shah, who in return has sent a portrait and a letter of thanks (IOR/L/PS/9/69/115). It also praises Matthews’s conduct during his assignment.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran] to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tabrīz and dated 26 October 1823.The letter forwards a dispatch reporting the death of Captain John MacLeod, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (IOR/L/PS/9/69/136).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tabriz and dated 27 August 1822, forwarding dispatches from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] (IOR/L/PS/9/69/118-120).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tabriz and dated 15 October 1822.The letter forwards Willock’s correspondence with the Umeen ed Dawlat [‘Abdullah Khān Amīn al-Dawlah] concerning the reinforcement of the British forces occupying Kishm [Qeshm] (IOR/L/PS/9/69/122-123). It also forwards a copy of an agreement between William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], and the Government of Fārs at Shīrāz allowing for the occupation of an island in the Gulf (IOR/L/PS/9/69/124).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to prevent the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tabriz and dated 27 August 1822, forwarding a letter from the Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [Mumbai].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)