Copy of a Letter from the Commissaire-Ordonnateur of the French Establishments in India and Envoy of the King of France to Persia, the Vicomte Desbassayns de Richemont, to the Foreign Minister of Persia, Mirza Aboul Wahab

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Copy of a letter from the Vicomte Desbassayns de Richemont, Commissaire-Ordonnateur (Financial Commissary) of the French Establishments in India and Envoy of the King of France to Persia [Iran], to the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mirza Aboul Wahab [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], dated 22 Sha’ban 1240 [11 April 1825]. The letter announces Desbassayns’s arrival in Casbin [Qazvin] and his plans to proceed to Tehran to meet the Shah (Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār).

This document was originally enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, 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 3 July 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/25).

Extent and format

1 item (4 folios)

Written in

French in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

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/9/70/27

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Apr 1825 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Diplomacy

People & organisations

Government of PersiaGovernment of France

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Copy of a Letter from the Commissaire-Ordonnateur of the French Establishments in India and Envoy of the King of France to Persia, the Vicomte Desbassayns de Richemont, to the Foreign Minister of Persia, Mirza Aboul Wahab, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/70/27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0002aa> [accessed 9 July 2026]

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