Letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company
IOR/L/PS/9/70/188
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The record is made up of 1 item (3 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 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 East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez [Tabriz], 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 12 February 1827, which was received on 16 April 1827. The letter forwards a memorial by Captain Isaac Hart to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company, which was originally enclosed (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/190), along with a letter from Captain Hart to Macdonald Kinneir, and a letter from the Shah of Persia to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company in support of the memorial (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/70/189 and 191). In the letter, Macdonald Kinneir attests to Captain Hart’s meritorious conduct in Persia in his role training Persian troops, in support of his memorial to receive the same ‘indulgences’ received by fellow British officers serving in Persia. He also makes representations regarding a request for permission for Captain Hart to wear the Order of the Lion and the Sun, which was awarded to him by the Prince Royal, Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār].
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Letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/70/188, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00034b> [accessed 28 August 2026]
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- Letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company
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- 1r:3v
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