Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 19 Mar 1820
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 19 Mar 1820
- Creator:
- Author: HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia
- Date:
- 1820/1820
- Description:
- 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.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Persian Gulf Campaign (1819)
Piracy
Government of Persia - Geographic region:
- Persia
Persian Gulf
Lingua
Charrack - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00019f_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00019f_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/11
IOR/L/PS/9/69/11