‘Letters from Sir J. Outram received July 10. 1857.’

Mss Eur F231/32, ff 5-6

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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 10 Jul 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: This bundle consists of summaries of letters from Sir James Outram to Lord Clarendon (George William Frederick Villiers, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) of 8 and 10 June 1857, sent from Baghdad, regarding proposals made by Mowla Abdullah, former Chief of Howeyzah [Hoveyzeh] to subvert the authority of the Persian Government in Khuzistan [Khuzestan], and about the officer commanding the Persian troops near Bushire [Bushehr] sending an officer to survey and report on Bushire and the British camp.
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 5-6
Date(s): 10 Jul 1857 (CE, Gregorian)

Places: PersiaBushire
People & organisations: Commander of the Persian Expeditionary ForceSecretary of State for Foreign Affairs

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/32, ff 5-6
Title: ‘Letters from Sir J. Outram received July 10. 1857.’
Pages: 5r:6v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain