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Mss Eur F126/33, ff 118-119
- Record Id:
- 041-002748651
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022702148.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023882889.0x00001b
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/33, ff 118-119
- Title:
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Draft of a letter from Earl Canning, Viceroy of India to Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat
- Scope & Content:
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Draft letter in pencil, possibly written by Lewis Pelly for the Viceroy's approval, in response to a letter from Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan to the Viceroy which had been transmitted by Lewis Pelly.
The letter thanking the Sirdar for his 'friendly sentiments' towards India and expressing his pleasure at hearing that the Sirdar's rulership is stable and prosperous.
The letter goes on to reciprocate the friendly feelings expressed, to state that the British Government would have no intention of interfering with his Highness' rule or weakening his position, and to inform His Highness of their intention of sending an officer to read the letter out in open Durbar so that there could be a public declaration of the British Government's friendly intentions towards His Highness' Government.
A note written in ink below the letter requests copies be made in English and Persian and sent to several individuals including Charles Alison, British Minister at Tehran, and asking that the Persian Government be thanked for their assistance in facilitating Captain Lewis Pelly's transit from Meshed [Mashhad] to their frontier with Herat.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311314
040-002311319
041-002748651 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/29-35 : Sir Lewis Pelly's journey from Persia to Afghanistan, 1860
Mss Eur F126/33 : Drafts and copies of letters from Lewis Pelly to the Viceroy, Lord Canning, and the British Minister at Tehran, Charles Alison,…
Mss Eur F126/33, ff 118-119 : Draft of a letter from Earl Canning, Viceroy of India to Sirdar Sultan Ahmed Khan, Governor of Herat - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0003]/036-002311314[0005]/040-002311319[0027]/041-002748651
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 2 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003ac
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1861
- End Date:
- 1861
- Date Range:
- 25 Feb 1861
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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