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 February 1824.The letter discusses issues in relations between Persia and the Russian Empire, including frontier negotiations in the Caucasus, the missions of Persian envoys in Russia, complaints regarding the treatment of a Russian veterinary surgeon visiting Persia, and a dispute involving the debt of a Russian-protected merchant.The letter also forwards related correspondence (IOR/L/PS/9/69/164-166).The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter 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 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 Tabreez [Tabriz] and dated 9 February 1824.The letter concerns the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India. Willock forwards a letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] showing his opposition to the proposal (IOR/L/PS/9/69/168), and discusses the Prince’s influence on Persia’s foreign policy.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter 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 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 7 February 1824.The letter concerns proposals made by an English adventurer to the Court of Russia for establishing a Russian commercial presence in India (detailed in IOR/L/PS/9/69/161-162).The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter 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 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 12 November 1823.The letter reports Willock’s resumption of his duties as Chargé d’Affaires from his brother Major George Willock. It also discusses the issue of delayed subsidy payments to Persia and forwards a dispatch on the subject from the Supreme Government of India (IOR/L/PS/9/69/139).The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 12 November 1823 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/137).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to prevent the spread of disease.
Abstract: A copy of a note from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Ameen ud Dowleh Dowlut [‘Abdullāh Khān Amīn al-Dawlah], Prime Minister of Persia, sent from Tehran and dated 14 March 1824.The note concerns the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India. Willock claims that the proposal was made in response to requests by the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] for his dismissal, and to complications highlighted by the issue of delayed subsidy payments to Persia.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 April 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/174).Physical description: 1 item (3 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 Tehran and dated 14 April 1824.Following consultations with the Court of the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] in Tehran, Willock reports the decided opposition of the Shah to the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 April 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/174).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 Abher [Ābhar] and dated 11 August 1824.The letter concerns:Internal affairs at the Court of Persia, reporting on a meeting between the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and Princes at Sultanieh [Soltānīyeh]The appointment of Meerza Abul Hassan [Mīrzā Abūl Hassan] Khan as Foreign MinisterThe situation in Khiva following the death of Mahomed Raheem Khan [Muhammad Rahīm Bahādur Khān I]An earthquake in Cazroon [Kāzerūn]A proposed expedition by the Prince of Shiraz [Husayn ‘Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs] against Bahrein [Bahrain].The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 August 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/209).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 George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Abher [Ābhar] and dated 13 August 1824.The letter concerns issues in relations between Persia and the Russian Empire, including:A proposed meeting between the Prince Royal [‘Abbas Mirza, Crown Prince] and General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov, Governor-General of Georgia] to discuss the frontierThe alleged torture of a Russian subject in Anzalee [Bandar-e Anzalī]The question of establishing a Russian consul in Resht [Rasht]A proposal by the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to establish a Minister in St Petersburgh [Saint Petersburg].The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 August 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/209).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 Abher [Ābhar] and dated 14 August 1824.The letter forwards a dispatch from the Supreme Government of India (IOR/L/PS/9/69/213) announcing the appointment of Major John Macdonald Kinneir as Envoy to Persia, and describes the opposition of the Persian Government to this move.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 August 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/209).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of an official note from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Persian Minister, sent from Abher [Ābhar] and dated 12 August 1824.The letter announces the appointment of Major John Macdonald Kinneir as Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 August 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/209).Physical description: 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 Sultanieh [Soltānīyeh] and dated 12 July 1824.The letter concerns issues in Persia’s relations with Turkey [Ottoman Empire], including:Internal conflict among the Baban family in Soolimaneeah [Sulaymānīyah] which led to an intervention by Persian troopsThe relations of Daood [Dāwūd] Pasha, Governor of Bagdad [Baghdad], with the Persian CourtThe troubled state of the frontier around Van and Salmas.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/186).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 George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Sultanieh [Soltānīyeh] and dated 8 July 1824.Subjects covered in the letter include:Events in KhorasanThe rumoured death of the Khan of Khiva Mahomed Raheem Khan [Muhammad Rahīm Bahādur Khān I]The dismissal of Mahomed Reza Mirza [Muhammad Rezā Mīrzā] as Governor of GilanAn earthquake on 2 June which caused extensive damage in Cazroon [Kāzerūn] and elsewhereA reported act of ‘piracy’ in the Gulf originating from Sharga [Sharjah]Conflict in Arabia between the Wahabees [Wahhabis] and the forces of Mahomed Ali Pasha [Muhammad ‘Ali Pasha, Wāli of Egypt].The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 July 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/186).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.