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Correspondence and Papers on Persia [49r] (95/220)
The record is made up of 1 file (123 folios). It was created in 19 Jan 1896-6 Dec 1896. 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 volume consists mainly of correspondence received by George Nathaniel Curzon, mostly on matters relating to Persia. The letters are from friends, acquaintances and other correspondents, including a number of army officers, diplomats, writers and travellers with an interest in Persia.
Many of the letters discuss Curzon's recent book, Persia and the Persian Question, as well as the internal affairs of Persia (including reports on the new Shah and on the fall of the Grand Vizier) and British policy regarding that country, mostly from the perspective of British officers and diplomats who are residing or have visited there.
Notable correspondents include the following: John Richard Preece, British Consul at Ispahan; Percy Molesworth Sykes; Benjamin W Stainton; Albert Houtum-Schindler; Caspar Purdon Clarke; Henry Lake Wells.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (123 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1A and terminates at f 122, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Mss Eur F111/63
- Title
- Correspondence and Papers on Persia
- Pages
- 40r, 41r:41v, 42r, 43r:43v, 44r, 45r:45v, 46r, 47r:47v, 48r, 49r:49v, 50r, 51r:51v, 52r:52v
- Author
- Stainton, Benjamin Whitelam
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