Abstract: A copy of a letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], sent from Bombay Castle and dated 12 May 1821.The letter forwards a dispatch from Commander of the British troops on Kishm [Qeshm] concerning the arrival of an envoy from the Prince of Sheraz [Shīrāz] [Husayn ‘Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs] to protest the British occupation of the island (IOR/L/PS/9/69/77). It also announces the appointment of Dr Andrew Jukes as an envoy to discuss the issue of Kishm with the Persian authorities.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 1 September 1821 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/75).Physical description: Condition: 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 Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Tehran and dated 22 January 1822.Following the death of Dr Andrew Jukes during a mission to Persia, the letter reports Willock’s assumption of Jukes’s mission to obtain the approval of Persian officials for the occupation of Kishm [Qeshm] by British forces, and forwards his correspondence with Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī, Foreign Minister of Persia] on the subject (IOR/L/PS/9/69/80-85). The letter reports the refusal of the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to accept the occupation. It also covers the re-appointment of William Bruce as Resident of Bushire [Būshehr] and the claim of the Imam of Muscat to Kishm.The letter 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/9/69/79).Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
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.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tehran and dated 25 January 1822.The letter announces the death of Dr Andrew Jukes in Ispahan [Esfahān] and forwards related correspondence (IOR/L/PS/9/69/80-87).Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.