Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 24 November 1823.Following a visit to Georgia, Willock reports on the state of affairs in the Caucasus where Russia is extending its control. Subjects covered include:The condition of the Georgian nobles and populationThe flight of nobles from Shervan [Şirvan] and Carabagh [Karabakh] to PersiaThe estimated strength of the Russian forces in the region under General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov]Conflict between Russian forces and the Lesghis [Lezgins] and CircassiansCommunications and supply routes between Russia and GeorgiaSettlement projects in GeorgiaCommerce and construction in GeorgiaCultural changes enforced by the Russian occupation, including naming customs and clothingGeneral Yermoloff’s supposed designs on the Caspian Sea and Khorasan.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 28 December 1823.The letter concerns subsidy payments to Persia. Willock reports the arrival of the subsidy account from India detailing the sums owed to Persia, and the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia’s intention to send an agent to India to discuss some disputed points (detailed in IOR/L/PS/9/69/149).The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 30 December 1823.The letter concerns the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India, which is opposed by the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār].The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 27 December 1823.The letter concerns efforts by Persian and Russian commissioners to survey and delineate the border between the two countries in the Caucasus.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 6 December 1823.The letter concerns frontier relations between Persia and the Russian Empire.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 8 January 1824. The letter forwards a translation of a letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia to General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov], Governor-General of Georgia, dated 31 December 1823, enclosed.The enclosed letter concerns efforts to delineate the border between Persia and the Russian Empire in the Caucasus and proposes a meeting to settle the issue.The letters were enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: Extracts of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Chief Secretary of the Supreme Government of India, sent from Tabriz and dated 25 July 1820.The letter concerns Anglo-Persian relations in the Gulf following the 1819 British expedition against ‘piracy’. Subjects covered include: a request from the Prince Royal ['Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince of Persia] for British support in conquering Bahrein [Bahrain]; Willock’s offer to negotiate a tributary relationship between Bahrein and Persia; the desired cession of an island for a British base in the Gulf, refused by the Persian Government; and the planned occupation of Kishma [Qeshm] by British troops.The extracts were enclosed in Willock’s letter to Joseph Dart, Secretary to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 6 August 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/42).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Lord Conyngham, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Abher [Ābhar] and dated 14 August 1824.The letter concerns the opposition of the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to Willock’s planned replacement at the Persian Court by Major John Macdonald Kinneir, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to John [or William] McCulloch, Secretary to the Political Department of the East India Company, dated 14 August 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/216).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Lord Howard de Walden, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tehran and dated 22 September 1824.The letter reports that the departure of Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India, to Persia has been postponed. Willock relays his discussions on the issue with Meerza Abul Hussun [Mīrzā Abūl Hassan] Khan, Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who reacts positively to the postponement and explains the hostility of the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to Macdonald’s mission and the transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to India which it entails.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to John [or William] McCulloch, Secretary to the Political Department of the East India Company, dated 22 September 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/218).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: Notes of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia’s [Iran] meetings with Persian Ministers and the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] between December 1823 and April 1824.The meetings concern the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India, which is opposed by the Persian side.The notes were enclosed in Willock’s letter to John McCulloch, Secretary to the Political Department of the East India Company, dated 20 April 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/181).Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Lord Howard de Walden, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tehran and dated 15 December 1824.The letter concerns the proposed transfer to India of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Britain and Persia. Willock cites letters from John Cormick, Chief Physician to the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia, concerning the Prince’s support for the proposed mission of an Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to William McCulloch, Secretary to the Political Department of the East India Company, dated 15 December 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/249).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a note from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia, sent from Tehran and dated 12 December 1821.The letter reports Willock’s assumption of the mission of Andrew Jukes to Persia following Jukes’s death. It addresses the issue of the British occupation of Kishma [Qeshm] as a base against ‘piracy’, and expresses hope that William Bruce will be permitted to return to his post as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr].The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/81).Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.