‘Translation of a letter from His Excellency Meerza Mohammed Sheffea Prime Minister to H.M. the King of Persia, to the Honble the Chairman of the Honble the Court of Directors of the Honble East India Company committed to the care of Meerza Abdul Hassan Persian Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of London’

IOR/L/PS/9/67/7

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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 3 May 1809-5 Dec 1809. 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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A translation of a letter from Meerza Mohammed Sheffea [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister (Sadr-e 'Azam or Grand Vizier) of Persia [Iran], to the Chairman of Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company, conveying ‘sentiments of esteem & friendship’. It was translated into English from Persian by the interpreter Lieutenant Henry Willock of the Madras Cavalry.

The verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the last folio indicates that it was enclosed in a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia, to the Chairman dated 3 May 1809, and that it was received via James Justinian Morier, Jones’s secretary, on 5 December 1809.

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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: IOR/L/PS/9/67/7
Date(s): 3 May 1809-5 Dec 1809 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Bilateral relations
Places: Persia
People & organisations: East India Company, Court of Directors, Secret CommitteePrime Minister to the Shah of Persia

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‘Translation of a letter from His Excellency Meerza Mohammed Sheffea Prime Minister to H.M. the King of Persia, to the Honble the Chairman of the Honble the Court of Directors of the Honble East India Company committed to the care of Meerza Abdul Hassan Persian Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of London’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/67/7, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00000b> [accessed 29 July 2026]

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/67/7
Title: ‘Translation of a letter from His Excellency Meerza Mohammed Sheffea Prime Minister to H.M. the King of Persia, to the Honble the Chairman of the Honble the Court of Directors of the Honble East India Company committed to the care of Meerza Abdul Hassan Persian Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of London’
Pages: 1r:2v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence