Letter from Farukh Khan, Tehran to Lewis Pelly, Bushire
Mss Eur F126/46, f 6
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 23 Mar 1863. It was written in Persian and 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 in Persian, with English translation, from Farukh Khan (a Persian Government Official) thanking Pelly for his letter of friendly greetings following his arrival in Bushire and for the information provided by Pelly about his career and appointment as Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The letter itself is undated, however the date of its receipt at the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire is included in the translation.
The letter also includes the ink seal of Farukh Khan.
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- 1 folio
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- 33 imagesRef: Mss Eur F126/46
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- Persian and English in Arabic and Latin script
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- Letter
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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 F126/46, f 6
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- 23 Mar 1863 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Mss Eur F126/46, f 6
- Title
- Letter from Farukh Khan, Tehran to Lewis Pelly, Bushire
- Pages
- 6r:6v
- Author
- Khan, Farukh
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- Public Domain