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‘Letters from Persia received April 10.1856’ [93r] (1/4)
The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 10 Apr 1856. 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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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray (26 January, 13 and 15 February 1856, Numbers 18 and 23-25). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The main topics are the appointment of Meer Alum Khan to the post of ‘protecting the boundary of Herat’, and an assessment by Murray of the Government of Persia's ability to resist an attack from a British force sent from India.
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- Mss Eur F231/27, ff 93-94
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- ‘Letters from Persia received April 10.1856’
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- 93r:94v
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