Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 29 Mar 1820
Date:
1820/1820
Description:
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain Collier to Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, sent from HMS
Liverpooloff the island of Kenn [Kīsh] and dated 21 February 1820. The letter assesses the islands of Kishmee [Qeshm] and Kenn as a potential British base in the Persian Gulf, discussing navigability and availability of supplies.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 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.