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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 28 Jun 1871. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Letter regarding accounts of the situation in Persia, and expressing regrets over the lack of prompt action by the Government (of Persia) which prevented sufficient grain being brought into the country which could have prevented the great misery there now.

The letter also reports on Afghanistan affairs including Yakoob Khan [Mohammad Yaqub Khan]'s success at Herat; the movements of the Persian Frontier Force; Russian attempts to secure communication routes from Russia proper to Bokhara; and William Francis Prideaux being offered the vacant position at Gwadur [Gwadar] as well as Merewether's thoughts on him

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2 folios
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English in Latin script
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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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Mss Eur F126/3, ff 89-90

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28 Jun 1871 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/3, ff 89-90, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023517966.0x00001b> [accessed 29 May 2024]

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