Copy of Dispatch No. 14 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, at Camp Sultanieh, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning

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Copy of dispatch No. 14 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, at Camp Sultanieh [Solţānīyeh], to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, of 15 July 1826. The letter details Persian proceedings at the camp of the Shah of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] at Sultanieh concerning the ongoing frontier dispute between Russia and Persia in the Caucasus, which has the possibility of leading to war, including:

• The influence of the Prime Minister of Persia, Allah Ear Khan [Allah Yar Khan Qajar Davallu, Asif al-Dawlah], and the Prince Royal of Persia, Abbas Mirza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], over the Shah
• The Crown Prince’s expressions in favour of war with Russia
• The failed negotiations between the Prince Royal and the Russian envoy Prince Minchikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] at Tabriz
• The enthusiastic reception of the religious leader Aga Sied Mahomed [Agha Sayyid Muhammad Mujahid Isfahani, Ayat Allah], who is in favour of war, at the camp
• Prince Minchikoff’s arrival at Sultanieh and his audience with the Shah
• The movement of Persian troops to the frontier with Russia.

The letter also originally enclosed extracts from Willock’s journal between 3-12 July 1826 (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/101), the translations of correspondence between Russian and Persian officials (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/102), and a note from Minchikoff to the Vizier to the Prince Royal, the Kaem Mukam [Mirza Abu'l-Qasim Farahani, Qa'im Maqam] (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/103).

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 23 July 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/99).

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1 item (12 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.

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Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/9/70/100

History of this record

Date(s)

15 Jul 1826 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Russo-Persian War (1826-1828)Border disputesDiplomacy

People & organisations

HM Chargé d'Affaires to PersiaSecretary of State for Foreign AffairsShah of PersiaCrown Prince of Persia

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Copy of Dispatch No. 14 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, at Camp Sultanieh, to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/70/100, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0002f3> [accessed 16 August 2026]

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