Abstract: Translation of a letter from Prince Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to the Duke of Wellington, dated Jumadi-Sawny [Jumādá II] AH 1243/November 1827. In the letter Abbas Meerza expresses his satisfaction with the services rendered to Persia [Iran] by Captain Isaac Hart and indicates his wish for Captain Hart to be rewarded for his services by the King of the United Kingdom. He indicates that he had previously referred Hart’s case to the late Duke of York, and requests that the matter be taken up again by Wellington.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: Original letter, in Persian, from Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, Hugh Primrose Lindsay (IOR/L/PS/9/71/152 (1)), and a translation of the letter in English (IOR/L/PS/9/71/152 (2)). The letter was received on 25 February 1828. In the letter, Abbas Meerza expresses his satisfaction with the services rendered to Persia [Iran] by Captain Isaac Hart of the 65th Regiment of Foot, and requests that the Duke of Wellington be solicited so that a ‘special mark of favour’ may be bestowed upon Hart.Physical description: The first folio comprises a large sheet which has been folded
Abstract: A letter from the Shah of Persia [Iran] [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company (IOR/L/PS/9/70/191(1)), and a translation of the letter (IOR/L/PS/9/70/191(2)). In the letter, the Shah petitions on behalf of Captain Isaac Hart, who has been in Persia training Persian troops. The Shah expresses his approbation for the services rendered by Captain Hart and requests that he receive the same ‘approbation and rewards’ as other officers who have been similarly engaged in Persia, who have been ‘munificently rewarded’ for their services by the Court of Directors.This document was originally enclosed in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 12 February 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/188).Physical description: Folio 1 comprises a large sheet which has been folded
Abstract: Letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez [Tabriz], to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 12 February 1827, which was received on 16 April 1827. The letter forwards a memorial by Captain Isaac Hart to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, which was originally enclosed (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/190), along with a letter from Captain Hart to Macdonald Kinneir, and a letter from the Shah of Persia to the Court of Directors of the East India Company in support of the memorial (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/189 and 191). In the letter, Macdonald Kinneir attests to Captain Hart’s meritorious conduct in Persia in his role training Persian troops, in support of his memorial to receive the same ‘indulgences’ received by fellow British officers serving in Persia. He also makes representations regarding a request for permission for Captain Hart to wear the Order of the Lion and the Sun, which was awarded to him by the Prince Royal, Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār].Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)