‘Letters from Persia received Jan : 25. 1858.’

Mss Eur F231/32, ff 92-95

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1858. 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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This bundle consists of a summary of a letter received from HM Minister to Persia [Iran], Charles Augustus Murray (15 December 1857, Number 140), summarising letters from Lieutenant Colonel Taylor at Herat (22, 23, 26 October, and 2, 3, 4, 5 November 1857).

The summaries mostly relate to Herat, including: a copy of the treaty between Great Britain and Persia being delivered to the ruler of Herat; the Jews of Herat and Meshed; and the chief of Herat being unable to realise his independent position.

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Summaries of official secret despatches from Sir James Outram, HM Minister to Persia, the Governor General of India, and the Government of Bombay

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 92-95
Date(s): 25 Jan 1858 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Peace treatiesAnglo-Persian War (1856-1857)Jews
Places: PersiaHerāt
People & organisations: HM Ambassador to Iran

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 92-95
Title: ‘Letters from Persia received Jan : 25. 1858.’
Pages: 92r:95v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain