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‘Letters from Persia received July 29.1856’ [47r] (3/8)
The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 29 Jul 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 Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (7, 16, 20 and 22 June 1856, Numbers 7, 33 and 36-39). It also contains a summary of a despatch from Stratford Canning, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (15 June 1856).
The despatches from Stevens predominantly consists of reports of events surrounding the Persian advance towards Herat, while the despatch from Lord Canning reports on an interview held with the Prime Minister of Persia.
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- Mss Eur F231/28, ff 46-49
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- ‘Letters from Persia received July 29.1856’
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- 46r:49v
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