‘Translation of a Letter addressed by His Excellency the Governor General of Georgia to His Majesty Futh Ali Shah, King of Persia'

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Translation of a letter from the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov], to the Shah of Persia [Iran], Futh Ali Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār]. In the letter, Yermoloff appeals to the Shah for a resolution to the negotiations for the settlement of the Russo-Persian frontier in the Caucasus, following a standstill in the negotiations over a portion of land on the shores of the Goojah Lake [Lake Sevan]. Yermoloff also indicates that he has instructed the Russian Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Mazarowitch [Semyon Mazarovich], to represent his views on the matter of the frontier to the Shah (see IOR/L/PS/9/70/46).

This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2, 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 10 September 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/45).

Extent and format

1 item (6 folios)

Written in

English 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/9/70/47

History of this record

Date(s)

1825 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Frontiers

People & organisations

Shah of PersiaGovernor-General of Georgia

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‘Translation of a Letter addressed by His Excellency the Governor General of Georgia to His Majesty Futh Ali Shah, King of Persia', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/70/47, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0002be> [accessed 13 July 2026]

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