Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant Charles Christie, at the Prince Royal's Camp at Nuxshirvan, to the Secretary to HM Embassy to Persia, James Morier
Date:
1812/1812
Description:
Abstract: Copy of a letter from Lieutenant Charles Christie, at the Prince Royal's Camp at Nuxshirvan [Nakhchivan], to the Secretary at HM Embassy in Persia [Iran], James Morier. It provides an update on events on the frontline of the conflict between the Persians and the Russians in the Azerbaijan region of Persia. A number of matters are discussed:Details of army storesCurrent position and strategy of the Persian and Turkish forcesRecent Russian movementsA request for higher pay for some of the British officers serving in the campaign.The letter was enclosed in the letter of HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 5 January 1812 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/112), which was received on 1 July 1812.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)