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IOR/L/PS/9/69/142
- Record Id:
- 041-003356839
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000222
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122797837.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/69/142
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 8 Jan 1824
- Scope & Content:
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A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 24 November 1823.
Following a visit to Georgia, Willock reports on the state of affairs in the Caucasus where Russia is extending its control. Subjects covered include:
- The condition of the Georgian nobles and population
- The flight of nobles from Shervan [Şirvan] and Carabagh [Karabakh] to Persia
- The estimated strength of the Russian forces in the region under General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov]
- Conflict between Russian forces and the Lesghis [Lezgins] and Circassians
- Communications and supply routes between Russia and Georgia
- Settlement projects in Georgia
- Commerce and construction in Georgia
- Cultural changes enforced by the Russian occupation, including naming customs and clothing
- General Yermoloff’s supposed designs on the Caspian Sea and Khorasan.
The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).
- 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
040-003356697
041-003356839 - 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/9/69 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/69/142 : Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 8 Jan 1824 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0003]/040-003356697[0142]/041-003356839
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (8 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000222
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1823
- End Date:
- 1823
- Date Range:
- 24 Nov 1823
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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