Copy of Dispatch No. 7 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning
IOR/L/PS/9/70/17
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 1 Apr 1825. 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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Copy of dispatch No. 7 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, of 1 April 1825. The letter reports the ill-health of the Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia ['Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], resulting from alcohol consumption. The letter also reports the departure of the Shah of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] from Tehran on a visit to Isfahan, and the damage caused to the palace and city of Tehran by heavy rains.
This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the East India Company of 2 April 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/11).
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- Copy of Dispatch No. 7 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning
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- 1r:2v
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