Abstract: Translation of a letter from the Prince Royal of Persia [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār] to the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov]. In the letter the Prince Royal discusses the ongoing frontier negotiations between Russia and Persia [Iran], indicating which proposals made by Yermoloff he is willing to accept, and making reference to further unspecified terms that he has communicated to the Russian Chargé d'Affaires to Persia [Semyon Mazarovich].This translation was originally enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 3 July 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/25).Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: A translated copy of a letter from Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā], Prince Royal (Crown Prince) of Persia [Iran] to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia, dated Jumada al-Awwal 1224 (June-July 1809). Abbas Meerza invites Jones to join him in Āzerbāījān.The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter No. 14 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a rukum [raqm, chancery letter] from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran], to the Agent of the Prince Royal at the Court of Tehran [Mīrzā Ismā’īl], dated 5 February 1824.The letter discusses:Negotiations with the Porte [Ottoman Empire], including a visit from a Turkish minister and reports from Bagdad [Baghdad]The proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India, which is opposed by both the Prince and the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār]The issue of delayed subsidy payments from Britain to PersiaEvents in the Caucasus, including a fire in the bazaar at Shusha and Russian setbacks in Daghestan [Dagestan]Issues concerning Russian representatives in Persia, in particular the treatment of a Russian veterinary surgeon.The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 12 February 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/159).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a rukum [raqm, chancery letter] from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to Mirza Sauleh [Mīrzā Sāleh Shīrāzī], Envoy of the Prince Royal, dated 4 February 1824.The letter responds to complaints made to Mirza Sauleh in St Petersburgh [Saint Petersburg] regarding the treatment of a Russian veterinary surgeon visiting Persia.The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 12 February 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/159).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A translation of a letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran], to Count Karl Nesselrode, Foreign Minister of Russia, dated 4 February 1824.The letter addresses the cool reception of Mirza Sauleh [Mīrzā Sāleh Shīrāzī], Envoy of the Prince Royal in St Petersburgh [Saint Petersburg].The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 12 February 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/159).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a coded letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to Mirza Sauleh [Mīrzā Sāleh Shīrāzī], Envoy of the Prince Royal, dated 4 February 1824.Following a breakdown in frontier negotiations with the Russian Empire in the Caucasus, the letter instructs Mirza Sauleh to take the matter to the Emperor [Tsar Alexander I] in St Petersburgh [Saint Petersburg].The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 12 February 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/159).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A translation of a letter from the Prince Royal [Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, undated.The letter recommends Lieutenant Hart, a seconded officer in Persia, for reward by the Court of Directors for his service with the Prince’s army.The original Persian letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/69/69.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors dated 15 August 1821 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/68).Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A letter from the Prince Royal [Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, undated. The letter recommends Lieutenant Hart, a seconded officer in Persia, for reward by the Court of Directors for his service with the Prince’s army.An English translation of the letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/69/70.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors dated 15 August 1821 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/68).Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A translation of a letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, undated.The letter thanks the East India Company for shipping goods ordered by the Prince to Persia free of charge.The original Farsi letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/69/98.The letter was enclosed in the letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee dated 16 April 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/96).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, undated.The letter thanks the East India Company for shipping goods ordered by the Prince to Persia free of charge.An English translation of the letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/69/97.The letter was enclosed in the letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee dated 16 April 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/96).Physical description: The folio comprises a large sheet which has been folded
Abstract: A translation of additional instructions issued by the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to Futteh Ali Khan [Fath-‘Ali Khan Rashti], Beglerbegee [Beglarbeg, Governor] of Tabrees [Tabrīz] for his mission to Tiflis [Tblisi] to negotiate Persia’s frontier with the Russian Empire with General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov], Governor-General of Georgia.The instructions detail the bases of the Persian negotiating position, including the survey of Major William Monteith, the Treaty of Gulistan (1813), and historical texts.The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 16 November 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/138).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A translation of the instructions issued by the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to Futteh Ali Khan [Fath-‘Ali Khan Rashti], Beglerbegee [Beglarbeg, Governor] of Tabrees [Tabrīz], for his mission to Tiflis [Tblisi] to negotiate with General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov], Governor-General of Georgia.The instructions contain proposals for the settlement of the Russo-Persian frontier in the Caucasus and directions in the event that Yermolov refuses the proposals.The translation was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 16 November 1824.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)