‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Aug. 8. 1857’

Mss Eur F231/32, ff 76-77

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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1857. 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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Content: These folios consist of a summary of a letter from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, dated 25 June 1857, sent from Kermanshah, Persia [Iran] reporting news from Persia, including: the Shah of Persia marrying a lady of his Hareem in order to legitimise a son whom this woman had borne to the Shah, and whom the Shah intended to proclaim as heir apparent; the Sedr Azeem having succeeded in obtaining the dismissal of Azeez Khan, the Commander in Chief; and disturbance in Tabreez [Tabriz], with people refusing to pay the contributions levied by the Governor, the Sedr Azeem’s brother.
Extent and format: 1 item (2 folios)
It is part of: Summaries of official secret despatches from Sir James Outram, HM Minister to Persia, the Governor General of India, and the Government of Bombay
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Ref: Mss Eur F231/32
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival item

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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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 76-77
Date(s): 8 Aug 1857 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: Persia
People & organisations: HM Ambassador to IranShah of Persia, Qajar dynasty

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 76-77
Title: ‘Letter from Mr. Murray received Aug. 8. 1857’
Pages: 76r:77v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain