Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 14 Jul 1824
- 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 14 Jul 1824
- Creator:
- Author: HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia
- Date:
- 1824/1824
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Sultanieh [Soltānīyeh] and dated 6 July 1824.The letter reports on issues in Persia’s relations with Russia, including:A proposal by the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] to meet with General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov], Commander of the Russian forces in the Caucasus, to define the borderComplaints by General Yermoloff regarding the treatment of Russian subjects in Gilan and the possible instatement of a Russian Consul in Resht [Rasht]The departure of a Russian veterinary surgeon who was sent to obtain horses from PersiaThe missions of the Persian envoys Mirza Sauleh [Mīrzā Sāleh Shīrāzī] and Mahomed Ali Khan [Muhammad ‘Ali Khān] in RussiaThe letter also forwards reports from and Mahomed Ali Khan on his mission to Russia (IOR/L/PS/9/69/188-189).The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/186).Physical description: 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:
- Frontiers
Diplomacy
Crown Prince of Persia
Governor-General of Georgia - Geographic region:
- Persia
Russian Empire
Gilan - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00024f_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00024f_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/187
IOR/L/PS/9/69/187