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IOR/L/PS/9/69/162
- Record Id:
- 041-003356859
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000236
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122832294.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/69/162
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 12 Feb 1824
- Scope & Content:
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A copy of a letter containing two prospectuses for a Russian East India Company, sent by an un-named English adventurer to the Imperial Court of the Russian Empire from Tabriz and dated July 1822.
The letter describes the potential economic benefits to Russia of a company for trade with India and offers the services of the author to Russia.
The first prospectus presents a scheme for opening overland trade between Russia and India, proposing the establishment a Factory in the Punjab and a trade route via the Caspian Sea.
The second prospectus presents an alternative scheme for maritime trade, proposing the establishment of a Russian colony in the Nicobar Islands. Appended to the letter is a list of potential exports which the author deems likely to find ready markets in Asia.
A statement showing the estimated charges and expenses of the proposal can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/69/161.
The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 12 February 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/159).
- 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
041-003356859 - 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/9/69/162 : Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 12 Feb 1824 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0003]/040-003356697[0162]/041-003356859
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (21 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000236
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1822
- End Date:
- 1822
- Date Range:
- Jul 1822
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)