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IOR/G/29/38, ff 520-700
- Record Id:
- 041-000177302
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000177207
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000851.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100135193259.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/G/29/38, ff 520-700
- Title:
- Letters from Sir Gore Ouseley to the Secret Committee
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of correspondence relating to the embassy of Sir Gore Ouseley to the Court of Persia [Iran]. The letters are principally from Ouseley to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors. Matters covered by the papers include:
- The progress of Ouseley’s mission, including his journey to and arrival in Persia, his expense, his engagements with the Persian ministry, and his negotiations with the Persian monarch, Futeh Ali Shah [Fatḥ ʻAlī Shāh Qājār] over the Definitive Treaty of Peace
- Persia’s relations with Afghanistan and Ottoman Bagdad [Baghdad]
- The conduct of Ouseley’s predecessor, Sir Harford Jones
- Russian influence and activities in Persia, including military operations along the northern frontier and the signing of the Treaty of Gulistan on 24 October 1813
- Instructions for William Ouseley to travel to the Caspian Sea region in order to investigate the possibilities of building a naval docks.
Other correspondents, included as enclosures, include: Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto], Governor-General of the Presidency at Fort William; Abul Hassan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān], Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Persia to the Court of King George III; Sir Harford Jones, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Persia; Marquis Wellesley [Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley], Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Jafer Ali Khan [Ja‘far ‘Alī Khān], Native Agent in Shiraz; William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Bushehr]; Charles Pasley, former Envoy to the Court of Persia; Brigadier-General John Malcolm; Futeh Ali Shah; and Meerza Mahomed Shefi [Mirzā Muḥammad Shafi’ Māzandarāni], Grand Vizier of Persia.
At the end of the item, probably misfiled, is an original letter from the explorer and orientalist Georg August Wallin. The letter is dated Damascus, 19 May 1849, and is addressed to an unnamed ‘Captain’. The letter is written in both English and Arabic and is an account of his overland journey from Bagdad to Damascus.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000173250
036-000177207
037-000177234
040-000177283
041-000177302 - Is part of:
- IOR/G : East India Company Factory Records
IOR/G/29 : Factory Records: Persia and the Persian Gulf
IOR/G/29/25-39 : Miscellaneous papers
IOR/G/29/38 : Miscellaneous Subjects Relating to Persia
IOR/G/29/38, ff 520-700 : Letters from Sir Gore Ouseley to the Secret Committee - Hierarchy:
- 032-000173250[0029]/036-000177207[0004]/037-000177234[0014]/040-000177283[0020]/041-000177302
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/G
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (181 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100135193259.0x000002
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1811
- End Date:
- 1813
- Date Range:
- 5 Jan 1811-31 Oct 1813
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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