Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 25 Jan 1822
- 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 25 Jan 1822
- Creator:
- Author: Andrew Jukes
- Date:
- 1821/1821
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Dr Andrew Jukes, Political Agent, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 14 August 1821.The letter concerns the island of Kishm [Qeshm] which has been occupied by British forces. It reports historical and political information collected by Jukes on Kishm and its rulers. It examines the questions of Persia [Iran] or Muscat’s ultimate sovereignty over Kishm and Persia’s claim that Muscat is its tributary.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 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).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:
- Banū Mu‘īn (Tribe)
Imam of Oman - Geographic region:
- Kishm
Persia
Persian Gulf - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0001eb_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0001eb_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/87
IOR/L/PS/9/69/87