Vol 214 Persian Expeditionary Force: Cpt Felix Jones' Memorial and miscellaneous papers
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Vol 214 Persian Expeditionary Force: Cpt Felix Jones' Memorial and miscellaneous papers
- Date:
- 1857/1859
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence written during and just after the Anglo-Persian War of 1856-57. The correspondents include: James Felix Jones, Political Resident at Bushire; Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to Government at Bombay; Captain Dunsterville, Assistant Commissary-General to the Persian Expeditionary Force; John Hill; Brigadier-General John Jacob, a commander of the Persian Expeditionary Force; James Outram, Commander-in-Chief of the Persian Expeditionary Force; George Frederick Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India; Rear Admiral Henry John Leeke, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy; Major Green, Assistant Adjutant General of the Persian Expeditionary Force; G J Robinson, Commander of the Tigris; R W Houner, Commander of British Forces at Karrack [Kharg]; Ahmad Khan, Governor of Bushire; the Foreign Office; the Khan of Kelat [Kalat]; Sultan Mahomed Najjaff Meerza, Prince of Jahanabad; an unnamed 'native agent' at Bushire; Meerza Mahomed [Mirza Mohammed] Khan, Commander of the Persian forces; Shuja al-Mulk, a commander of Persian forces at Borazjoon [Borazjan]; and Charles Augustus Murray, British Minister at Tehran.The file is in two parts. The first pertains to a memorial (a kind of petition) from Felix Jones to the British Government following the omission of his name from a list of promotions and recipients of the Order of the Bath.The second covers a number of miscellaneous subjects, including:the idea to present two captured guns to Queen Victoria, as a gift;a detailed list of presents sent to Bushire to be used for gift exchanges;intelligence on Persian forces in the Bushire region;a request from the British to Shuja al-Mulk to purchase horses;the closure of the postal establishment at Bushire;the evacuation of Karrack [Kharg] Island by British forces as part of the conditions of the Anglo-Persian Peace Treaty.Folios 66-67 are instructions for the garrison and gate guards during the British military occupation of the town of Bushire.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top centre of the recto side of each folio. There are the following irregularities: 25 and 25A; 63 and 63A; 64 and 64A; 67 and 67A.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter book
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857)
Diplomacy
Persian Expeditionary Force
Tigris, ship - Geographic region:
- Borazjoon
Karrack (island) - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00007e_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00007e_en
IOR/R/15/1/153
IOR/R/15/1/153