Abstract: The translation of a letter from the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hussun Khan, Mokharij ed Dowlah [Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Khan Shirazi, 'Mukharij al-Dawlah], to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir. The letter is a complementary letter marking Macdonald Kinneir’s approach to the Court of the Shah, and containing the particulars of the Istak-bal [istiqbal, reception] that he will receive.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 10, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 6 September 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/131).Physical description: 1 item (1 folio)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Prince Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār] to HM Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, Stratford Canning, written in the month of Zul Kader 1242 [Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1242, c June 1827]. In the letter, Abbas Meerza reports that the Persian Government has sent an envoy to Constantinople [Istanbul], Meerza Saulih [Mīrzā Ṣāliḥ Shīrāzī], and requests that Stratford Canning assist him in the fulfilment of his duties.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 22 June 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/1).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār] to the Grand Duke Constantine [Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia]. In the letter, Abbas Meerza argues that the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Persia [Iran] [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] resulted from Persia’s failure to obtain redress for encroachments made on Persian territory by the Russian ‘frontier authorities’ in the Caucasus, referring to encroachments made during the mission of the Russian envoy Prince Minchikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] to Persia to negotiate the frontier. Abbas Meerza indicates that the Shah of Persia was also under pressure from political and religious leaders to retaliate for the Russian encroachments, and that he believes that Persia is not at fault for the outbreak of war, owing to continual encroachments on Persian territory.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2 in enclosure No. 1, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 23 December 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/156).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: The translation of a letter from General Wilhemenoff, deputy to the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [General Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov], to the Shah of Persia [Iran] [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār]. The letter concerns the ongoing frontier dispute between Russia and Persia concerning lands on the shores of the lake of Gokcheh [Lake Sevan] in the Caucasus. General Wilhemenoff discusses the definition of contested territory on the frontier between Russia and Persia in Karabaugh [Karabakh], which is currently occupied by Persia, and argues that in accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Goolistan [Gulistan] these lands belong to Russia. He offers to return the contested territory to the north east of the lake of Gokcheh, currently occupied by Russia, to Persia in return for the Persian evacuation of the disputed territory in Karabakh.This document was originally enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 21 May 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/86).Physical description: 1 item (14 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [General Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov], at Tiflis [Tbilisi], to the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Khan Shirazi], dated March 1825. The letter concerns the ongoing frontier dispute between Russia and Persia [Iran] concerning land on the borders of the lake of Gokcheh [Lake Sevan]. Yermoloff entreats Mirza Abul Hassan Khan to secure the ratification of an agreement made between Yermoloff’s deputy, General Wilhemenoff, and the Persian envoy Futteh Allee Khan [Fath-‘Ali Khan Rashti], the Beglerbeggee [Beglerbegi, or Beylerbeyi, Turkish and Azeri for Governor-General] of Tabreez [Tabriz], which would cede the contested territory to Russia.This document was originally enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 2 April 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/75).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Mirza Abdul Wahaub, the Moatemid ed Dowleh [Mīrzā ‘Abd al-Wahhāb Nishāṭ Iṣfahānī, Mu‘tamid al-Dawlah] to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Lord Dudley, dated September 1827. Mirza Abdul Wahaub discusses the outbreak of the ongoing war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], placing the blame for the war on the ‘evil designs’ of the ‘Russian Frontier Authorities’ [the Russian Government in Georgia]. He indicates that the Governor-General of Georgia at the time [General Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov] had prohibited direct communication with the Russian Government and that attempts by Persia to reach an understanding with the frontier authorities were unsuccessful. Mirza Abdul Wahaub reports that the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] intends to send the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mirza Abool Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī] to Russia to re-establish peace between Russia and Persia, indicating a wish for the support and advice of the British Government.This document was originally enclosed in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 22 September 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/50).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Mirza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī, Foreign Minister of Persia] to Count Lieven [Count Christoph Heinrich Lieven, Ambassador of the Russian Empire to the United Kingdom], dated September 1827. Mirza Abul Hassan Khan announces the intention of the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] to send him to St Petersburgh [St Petersburg], via Vienna or London, to negotiate a peace agreement to end the ongoing war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], and requests Count Lieven’s assistance in the endeavour. He blames the outbreak of the war on the ‘Russian Frontier Authorities’ [the Russian Government in Georgia], and indicates that while he is aware that the Governor-General of Georgia [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky] is empowered to negotiate peace, the Persian Government have been unsuccessful in attempting to negotiate peace with him.This document was originally enclosed in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 22 September 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/50).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Mirza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī, Foreign Minister of Persia] to Count Nesselrode [Count Karl Robert Nesselrode, Foreign Minister of Russia], dated September 1827. Mirza Abul Hassan Khan announces the intention of the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] to send him to St Petersburgh [St Petersburg] to negotiate a peace agreement to end the ongoing war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. He explains the reasoning behind this decision, indicating that while he is aware that the Governor-General of Georgia [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky] is empowered to negotiate peace, ‘no suitable answers’ have been returned to peace overtures made to the ‘Russian Frontier Authorities’ [the Russian Government in Georgia] by the Persian Government.This document was originally enclosed in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 22 September 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/50).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mirza Abul Hassan Khan [Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Khan Shirazi], to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning. The letter revokes a previous communication from the Persian Government (not included in this item) rejecting the mission of Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir to the Persian Court to serve as East India Company Envoy to Persia, and confirms the Persian Government’s approval and permission for the establishment of the mission.Included in this document is an additional translation of a letter from Mirza Abul Hassan Khan to Canning entitled ‘Confidential Inclosure in the Persian Secretary’s Letter to the Right Honble George Canning’. This enclosure requests that Macdonald Kinneir should bring with him to Persia a letter from the King of Great Britain to the Persian Government, to assist him in his duties as envoy.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3, in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 10 September 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/39).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār] to the Governor-General of Georgia, General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky]. In the letter Abbas Meerza expresses his approval for the removal of the former Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermaloff [General Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov], whom he blames for the outbreak of the ongoing war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], and for Paskevitch’s subsequent appointment. He also reflects on the progress of the war, and indicates that he is aware that Paskevitch has been empowered by the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count [Karl Robert] Nesselrode, to either conclude peace with Persia or to continue the war, and so requests Paskevitch’s ‘views and wishes’ on the matter.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 22 June 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/1).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir. Abbas Meerza indicates that is aware that a messenger is en route to Macdonald Kinneir bearing letters from the latter’s assistant, Captain John Nicholl Robert Campbell. He requests that Macdonald Kinneir inform him of the contents of these letters as soon as possible, on account of the fact that Captain Campbell has been conferring with the Russian General [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia]. Abbas Meerza also requests that Macdonald Kinneir meet him at Tasooch [Tasuj], as he is desirous of his advice during the upcoming negotiations with Russia.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 7, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 73 to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 1 November 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/84).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: The translation of a letter from the Crown Prince of Persia [Iran], Abbas Mirza ['Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], to the Russian envoy to Persia, Prince Minchakoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov]. In the letter Abbas Mirza acknowledges the receipt of Prince Minchakoff’s letter and gift of sable skins, and expresses his warm feelings towards him, following the unsuccessful termination of Prince Minchakoff's mission to Persia.This translation was originally enclosed, numbered 7, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 11 February 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/179).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)