‘Translation of a Firman from His Majesty the King of Persia to H.R.H. Prince Abbas Meerza’
Date:
1826/1826
Description:
Abstract: The translation of a firman (order) from the King of Persia, Fath Ali Shah [Shah of Iran, Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār], to the Heir Apparent of Persia, Abbas Meerza ['Abbās Mīrzā Qājār]. The firman orders that the Russian Minister sent to negotiate the frontier dispute in the Caucasus with Persia [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov], who has been detained at Erivan [Yerevan], should be allowed to return to Russia, and indicates that Major William Monteith has been sent to escort the Russian Minister across the border between Russia and Persia.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 6 September 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/131).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)