Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 1 Sep 1821 [‎1r] (1/7)

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A copy of a letter from Major Deschamps (also spelled Duchamp), Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. on Kishm [Qeshm], to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. [Mumbai], sent from Kishm and dated 11 March 1821.

The letter relays reports that Hussein Ally [Husayn ‘Ali Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Farmānfarmā], Prince of Shīrāz, is amassing troops and ships. It also forwards a translation of a letter from the Prince to Deschamps in which the former states he has written to Bombay [Mumbai] and sent an envoy to Kishm to protest against the British presence and construction works on the island. (A duplicate of this letter is catalogued as (IOR/L/PS/9/69/64).

The letters were enclosed in the letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company dated 1 September 1821 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/75).

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2 items (3 folios)

Physical characteristics

Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.

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English in Latin script

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