Abstract: A draft letter from Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, to the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sa’īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa’īd] dated 19 March 1820. Keir acknowledges the receipt of the peace proposals between Muscat and the Atoobees [‘Utub] of Bahrein [Bahrain] [IOR/L/PS/9/18-19], pledging to forward these to the Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], and urges the Imam to make peace.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 17 April 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/14].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A draft letter from Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, to the Prince of Sheerauz [Husayn 'Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs] dated 20 March 1820. In response to the Prince’s earlier letter [IOR/L/PS/9/67/16], Keir states his desire for continued friendship between Persia [Iran] and Britain, asserts that 'tranquility' has been restored to the Gulf by the British campaign, and addresses the Prince’s complaints regarding the persecution of the ‘pirate’ Rahma ben Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir al-Jalhamī] and the failure to supply warships as the Prince had previously requested.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 17 April 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/14].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A translation of a Firman [edict] from Hossein Ali Meerza Mirza [Husayn 'Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā], Prince of Sheraz [Prince-Governor of Fārs] to Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, received at Bushire [Būshehr] 18 March 1820. The Prince remonstrates with Keir about the burning of vessels from the ports of Linga [Bandar-e Lengeh] and Charack [Bandar-e Chārak], the persecution of the ‘pirate’ Rahma ben Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir al-Jalhamī] who is now in the employ of the Prince, and the failure to provide warships for an expedition to Bahrein [Bahrain] as the Prince had previously requested.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 17 April 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/14].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, sent from Tehran and dated 16 March 1820. The letter reports the Persian Court’s muted reaction to the destruction of ‘pirate’ vessels from Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh] and Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], asserting that Grant should continue in his mission against ‘piracy’ originating from Persian ports.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 19 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/10].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A translation of a note from the Sudr Aazim [Sadr-i A’zam, Prime Minister] of Persia [Hājī Muhammad Husayn Khān Isfahānī] to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], undated. The note concerns British policy in the Gulf, advising Willock not to press for concessions from Persia.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 20 May 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/21].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Tehran and dated 10 May 1820. Willock reports his conversations with the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and Persian Ministers regarding British policy in the Gulf and desired concessions from Persia. Subjects covered include: the proposed cession of an island for a British base in the Gulf; the claim of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sa’īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa’īd] to Kishmee [Qeshm]; an offer of British mediation to make Bahrein [Bahrain] tributary to Persia; and measures against ‘piracy’ originating from Persian ports, including the appointment of a Darogha [inspector] and the expulsion of the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], while refusing foreign intervention in these ports.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 20 May 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/21].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a note from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia, sent from Tehran and dated 13 January 1822.In response to Mirza Abdul Wahab’s note (IOR/LPS/9/69/83), Willock rejects the Persian interpretation of previous treaty agreements (adjusted Definitive Treaty 1814), asks how Persia intends to suppress ‘piracy’ without a garrison of British troops in the Gulf, and asks to be informed of the basis of Persia’s claim to Kishm [Qeshm]. The letter also discusses the conditional return of William Bruce to his post as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr].The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Dr Andrew Jukes, Political Agent, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 14 August 1821.The letter concerns the island of Kishm [Qeshm] which has been occupied by British forces. It reports historical and political information collected by Jukes on Kishm and its rulers. It examines the questions of Persia [Iran] or Muscat’s ultimate sovereignty over Kishm and Persia’s claim that Muscat is its tributary.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Tehran and dated 22 January 1822.Following the death of Dr Andrew Jukes during a mission to Persia, the letter reports Willock’s assumption of Jukes’s mission to obtain the approval of Persian officials for the occupation of Kishm [Qeshm] by British forces, and forwards his correspondence with Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī, Foreign Minister of Persia] on the subject (IOR/L/PS/9/69/80-85). The letter reports the refusal of the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to accept the occupation. It also covers the re-appointment of William Bruce as Resident of Bushire [Būshehr] and the claim of the Imam of Muscat to Kishm.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A translation of a note from Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, dated 1 Rubee il akher [Rabi’ al-Thani] 1237 (26 December 1821).While affirming friendship with Britain, the note protests the occupation of Kishm [Qeshm] by British forces as inconsistent with previous treaty agreements (adjusted Definitive Treaty 1814). It also states that William Bruce will be allowed to return to his post as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr] on conditions.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Dr Andrew Jukes, Political Agent, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Sheraz [Shīrāz] and dated 23 October 1821.The letter describes Jukes’s meetings with local officials including the Prince of Sheraz [Husayn ‘Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs], concerning the British occupation of the island of Kishm [Qeshm] and the conduct of William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a note from Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, received 21 January 1822.In response to Willock’s note (IOR/L/PS/9/69/84), Mirza Abdul Wahab states that the Prince [Prince-Governor] of Fārs will come to Tehran to agree on measures to suppress ‘piracy’ and guarantee the security of the Gulf that are acceptable to both Britain and Persia. The letter also states that William Bruce will be permitted to return to his post as Resident in Bushire [Būshehr] if he does not interfere with affairs outside of his post, and affirms Persian sovereignty over Kishm [Qeshm].The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)