Letter from William Simson, Acting Persian Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire [23v] (2/9)
The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 7 Oct 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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The letter is enclosing two letters from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay, addressed to Abbass Merza [‘Abbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ], Prince Royal of Persia, and Mirza Abul Capim Carjim Mukam; the letters are both dated 30 August 1824.
The enclosed letters express pleasantries and compliments. They also note that Major George Willock has safely arrived in Bombay, and that the Governor of Bombay was pleased to read of the Prince Royal's approval of British treatment of Futh-oolla Khan, 'Chief of Nobles'.
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Letter from William Simson, Acting Persian Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire [23v] (2/9), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/34, ff 23-27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024004259.0x00002e> [accessed 6 May 2024]
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- Letter from William Simson, Acting Persian Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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