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IOR/F/4/676/18723
- Record Id:
- 041-000741290
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000741284
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001741.0x0001e9
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100129069356.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/676/18723
- Title:
- ‘Relative to advances made on account the Persian Government.’
- Scope & Content:
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This item consists of copies of recommendations of the Committee of Correspondence, and extracts of political letters from the East India Company Court of Directors to the Government of Bengal.
The item concerns:
- A claim made by the Persian Ambassador to the UK (Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī) regarding the outstanding amount still owed of a subsidy paid by Britain to Persia from 1809-14, along with other ‘pecuniary claims’ relating to arms supplies, and a request for the Government of Bengal to calculate what is owed and to arrange payment
- The arrival in England of Meerza Mahomed Saleh [Mīrzā Ṣāliḥ Shīrāzī], the ‘accredited agent’ of Abbas Merza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār] the Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia, and his request for part of what is owed of the subsidy to be issued to him for the purchase of arms and ammunition for the Persian Government.
The title page contains the following references: ‘1822/3, Dr[a]ft 365’, ‘Collection to P.C. [Previous Communication] No. 88’, and ‘Auditor’s Office 25th June 1823’.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000741284
041-000741290 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/676 : Board's Collections Vol 676
IOR/F/4/676/18723 : ‘Relative to advances made on account the Persian Government.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0678]/040-000741284[0006]/041-000741290
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (14 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001741.0x0001e9
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1820
- End Date:
- 1823
- Date Range:
- 7 Jun 1820-4 Jun 1823
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 128 and terminates at f 141, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)