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IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 38-40
- Record Id:
- 041-002404395
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000227427
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000003001.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100075534085.0x0000b4
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 38-40
- Title:
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
- Scope & Content:
-
The letter is forwarding translations of correspondence. It includes four enclosures:
1. Translation of a firman from Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā the Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz] to Nicholas Hankey Smith, received 10 September 1807. It announces that the Resident is honoured with the high regard and attachment of the Prince, that his friendly petition has been favourably received and that his Peishkash has been displayed at court.
2. Translation of a firman from the Prince at Sheraz to Nicholas Hankey Smith, received 11 September 1807. It announces that the bond between his state and Britain has been strengthened due to the good treatment of his ambassador, Mohumed Nabee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān] by the English Government . The Prince further indicates that he wishes the relationship between the two states to be established on the strongest basis, and to this end presents the Resident with an honourary dress; a list of what this outfit consists of is provided.
3. Translation of a letter from Nasser Ulla Khan, Prime Minister to the Prince at Sheraz to Nicholas Hankey Smith, received 11 September 1807. It concerns efforts to strengthen the relationship between Persia and Britain. It repeats much of what is contained in the 2nd enclosure.
4. Translation of a letter from Mohumed Nebee Khan to Nicholas Hankey Smith, received 8 September 1807. It concerns honours and gifts bestowed upon the Resident by the Prince at Sheraz.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227428
038-000227440
040-000227441
041-002404395 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/1-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/10-37 : Letters Received and Sent by the Bushire Residency
IOR/R/15/1/10 : Vol 10 Letters Outward
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 38-40 : Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0003]/038-000227440[0001]/040-000227441[0064]/041-002404395
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 3 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1807
- End Date:
- 1807
- Date Range:
- 15 Sep 1807
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has resulted in a number of holes in the body of the letter that makes the text tricky to read in places.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)