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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 13 Jun 1872. 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 the shortening of the journey to Tehran thanks to a new sailing route on the river Volga; further troubles with the Persian Foreign Agent at Bushire and the deplorable state of Tehran owing to fatal illnesses, famine and falling trade prices.

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4 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 F126/45, ff 105-108

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13 Jun 1872 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Ronald Ferguson Thomson, Tehran, to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/45, ff 105-108, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024376733.0x00002d> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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