Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee 17 Apr 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 17 Apr 1820
- Creator:
- Author: William Grant
- Date:
- 1820/1820
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], sent from Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 22 March 1820. Keir forwards translations of letters from Hoossein Ali Mirza [Husayn 'Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā], Prince of Sheraz [Prince-Governor of Fārs] and the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sa’īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa’īd] along with a copy of a proposed agreement between the Imaum and the Utoobees [‘Utūb] of Bahrein [Bahrain] [IOR/L/PS/9/69/16-20]. The letter also discusses the designs of both the Prince of Sheraz and the Imaum of Muscat on Bahrein and the conduct of the ‘pirate’ Ramah ben Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir al-Jalhamī].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 17 April 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/14].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)
Imam of Oman
Prince-Governor of Fārs - Geographic region:
- Bahrein
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0001a3_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0001a3_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/15
IOR/L/PS/9/69/15