‘Secret Letters received, June 30.1856, as to Herat’

Title:

‘Secret Letters received, June 30.1856, as to Herat’

Date:

1856/1856

Description:

Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (17 May 1856, Number 22) and the Government of Bombay (27 May 1856, Numbers 39-40). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The despatch from the Governor General (folios 23-34) is concerned with the advancement of Persian forces against Herat, and appeals for assistance to the British authorities in India and Dost Mahomed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan]. The dispatch includes translated transcripts of letters sent between from Mahomed Yoosoof [Mohammad Yusuf Khan, Regent of Herat], Dost Mahomed, the Chief Commissioner for Punjab (John Laird Mair Lawrence), and the Governor General of India (James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie).The section from Bombay (folios 35-36) consists of a report of the advancement of Persian forces towards Herat, the deployment of Indian naval vessels in the Persian Gulf, and proposed terms by Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan (Political Resident at Aden) for the raising of the blockade of Berbera.Physical description: 1 item (14 folios)

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Diplomacy
Military operations
King of Afghanistan
Persian Army

Geographic region:

Herāt
Berbera

Rights:

المُلكية العامة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100049910343.0x00000c_ar
81055/vdc_100049910343.0x00000c_en
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 23-36
Mss Eur F231/28, ff 23-36

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