Letter from Henry Willock, in London, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company
IOR/L/PS/9/70/168
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The record is made up of 1 item (3 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1827-12 Jan 1827. 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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Letter from the former HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in London, 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 6 January 1827, which was received on 12 January 1827. The letter originally enclosed dispatches from HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, originally sent to Willock subsequent to his departure from Persia, and forwarded to him by the Marquess of Clanricarde (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/169-174). In the letter, Willock highlights the approbation he has received from His Majesty’s Government in these dispatches for his services in Persia.
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- 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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- 6 Jan 1827-12 Jan 1827 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Letter from Henry Willock, in London, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company
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- 1r:3v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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