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IOR/L/PS/9/68/118
- Record Id:
- 041-003356554
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000105
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096871418.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/68/118
- Title:
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Copy of a Letter from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, Lord Minto
- Scope & Content:
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Copy of a letter, numbered 14, from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, Lord Minto, of 10 December 1811. The letter discusses a number of topics, including:
- Ouseley’s relationship with the Grand Vizier of the Shah, Mirza Shefi [Mirza Muḥammad Shafī‘ Māzandarānī]
- Procuring British officers and drill serjeants [sergeants] to train Persian troops
- Lieutenant Lindsay of the Madras Service remaining in Persia in command of a corps of horse artillery
- The pay and allowances of British officers and troops serving in Persia, including that of Majors d’Arcy and Stone.
The letter also encloses the copies of letters from Lieutenant Charles Christie to the Secretary to HM Ambassador to Persia, James Morier, concerning the state of affairs in Azerbaijan (not included in this item, see IOR/L/PS/9/68/113 and IOR/L/PS/9/68/121).
The letter was enclosed in Ouseley’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 5 January 1812 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/112), which was received from HM Secretary of State’s office on 1 July 1812.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544463
037-000544535
040-003356436
041-003356554 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/9 : Correspondence relating to areas outside India
IOR/L/PS/9/67-78 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from Persia, Iraq, Syria, etc.
IOR/L/PS/9/68 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/68/118 : Copy of a Letter from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to the Governor-General of the… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0002]/040-003356436[0118]/041-003356554
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (2 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000105
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1811
- End Date:
- 1811
- Date Range:
- 10 Dec 1811
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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