Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires, Teheran [Tehran] [49r] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 13 Apr 1824. 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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In this letter Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, informs Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires, Teheran [Tehran], that Willock's letters and packets have been sent to the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. via HMS Alligator . Stannus acknowledges the receipt of a royal firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). , addressed to His Royal Highness the Prince of Shirauz [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. , Prince of Shiraz], which directed that the same attention be paid to Stannus as to former Residents.
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Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires, Teheran [Tehran] [49r] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/32, f 49 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023521945.0x000063> [accessed 18 April 2024]
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