‘Letters from Sir J. Outram received July 7. 1857.’
Date:
1857/1857
Description:
Abstract: This bundle consists of letters from Sir James Outram received 7 July 1857, consisting of summaries of letters sent from Mohamra [Mohammerah, now Khorramshahr] and Baghdad to Lord Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) (17 May, 23 May, and 4 June 1857), and a summary from Outram sent from Baghdad (6 June 1857).The summaries of letters relate to matters including the evacuation of Mohamra, Outram’s intention to proceed to Baghdad ‘in order to settle on the Commissioners to proceed to Herat’, the discharge of Baggage Cattle, and the Commissioners proceeding to Tehran and from there to Herat.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)