‘Translation of the Substance of a Letter addressed by Hoossein Khan Sirdar of Erivan to HE. the Kayim Makam’
Date:
1827/1827
Description:
Abstract: Translation of the substance of a letter from the Sirdar of Erivan, Hoossein Khan [Sardar of Iravan or Yerevan, Ḥusayn Qulī Khan Qājār], to the Kayim Makam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qā'im-Maqām], the Vizier of the Crown Prince of Persia [Iran]. In the letter, the Sirdar of Erivan gives instructions to the Kayim Makam regarding reinforcements and their provisions, and details the supplies available to his forces.This document was originally enclosed 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 14 May 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/227).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)