'Letters from Sir Gore Ouseley to the Secret Committee'

Title:

'Letters from Sir Gore Ouseley to the Secret Committee'

Date:

1811/1813

Description:

Abstract: The item consists of correspondence relating to the embassy of Sir Gore Ouseley to the Court of Persia [Iran]. The letters are principally from Ouseley to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors. Matters covered by the papers include:The progress of Ouseley’s mission, including his journey to and arrival in Persia, his expense, his engagements with the Persian ministry, and his negotiations with the Persian monarch, Futeh Ali Shah [Fatḥ ʻAlī Shāh Qājār] over the Definitive Treaty of PeacePersia’s relations with Afghanistan and Ottoman Bagdad [Baghdad]The conduct of Ouseley’s predecessor, Sir Harford JonesRussian influence and activities in Persia, including military operations along the northern frontier and the signing of the Treaty of Gulistan on 24 October 1813Instructions for William Ouseley to travel to the Caspian Sea region in order to investigate the possibilities of building a naval docks.Other correspondents, included as enclosures, include: Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto], Governor-General of the Presidency at Fort William; Abul Hassan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān], Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Persia to the Court of King George III; Sir Harford Jones, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Persia; Marquis Wellesley [Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley], Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Jafer Ali Khan [Ja‘far ‘Alī Khān], Native Agent in Shiraz; William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Bushehr]; Charles Pasley, former Envoy to the Court of Persia; Brigadier-General John Malcolm; Futeh Ali Shah; and Meerza Mahomed Shefi [Mirzā Muḥammad Shafi’ Māzandarāni], Grand Vizier of Persia.At the end of the item, probably misfiled, is an original letter from the explorer and orientalist Georg August Wallin. The letter is dated Damascus, 19 May 1849, and is addressed to an unnamed ‘Captain’. The letter is written in both English and Arabic and is an account of his overland journey from Bagdad to Damascus.Physical description: 1 item (181 folios)

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

International relations
Treaties
Diplomacy
Russo-Persian War (1804-1813)

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100135193259.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100135193259.0x000002_en
IOR/G/29/38, ff 520-700
IOR/G/29/38, ff 520-700

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