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Copy of a Letter from Dr John McNeill, in Tehran, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir [‎2v] (4/8)

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1828. 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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Copy of a letter from Dr John McNeill, in Tehran, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, of 9 January 1828. McNeill reports the arrival of Hassan Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). of Fars] at Tehran, detailing the enthusiastic response among the public and the royal family. He also details the opposition of Hassan Ali Mirza and the religious establishment in Tehran to the payment of reparations to Russia, which is one of the stipulations in the peace treaty being negotiated for an end to the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. McNeill also details his representations to the Shāh of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] in support of paying the money, and indicates that he has been directed to travel to Casveen [Qazvin] to ensure that the money is paid.

This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 in dispatch No. 81, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter 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 East India Company of 21 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).

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Copy of a Letter from Dr John McNeill, in Tehran, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir
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