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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [563r] (1127/1386)
The record is made up of 1 file (692 folios). It was created in c 1880-1891. 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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1891.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS IN ASIA,
Number, source and
date of information.
May 1891.
I. B. records from
which extracted.
Remarks.
TRANS-CASPIA.
AsHKABAD.
1
Ashkabad,
23rd February 1891.
2
Ashkabad,
3rd March 1891.
3
Sarakhs,
5th February 1891.
4
Sarakhs,
8th February 1891.
5
Sarakhs,
14th February 1891.
6
Sarakhs,
21st February 1891.
7
Sarakhs,
26th February 1891.
8
Sarakhs,
1st March 1891.
269 infantry soldiers and 3 waggon-loads of shells
arrived from the direction of Uzun-Ada.
About 220 infantry soldiers arrived from Uzun-
Ada.
250 infantry soldiers arrived from Uzun-Ada.
Sarakhs (Russian).
It is reported that the Russian Governor accompanied
by Tekke Khan and some Turkomans went
to Naorozabad and took down a description of
the country, more especially with regard to its
springs.
The 100 Cossacks at Pul-i-Khatun passed through
Sarakhs towards Ashkabad.
50 infantry soldiers have been sent to Pul-i-Kha-
tun from Sarakhs pending reliefs.
200 Cossacks arrived to-day from Ashkabad, of
whom 100 went to Pul-i-Khatun.
The inhabitants of Daulatabad and Naorozabad
are in great straits through the loss of their
cattle during the winter. The Russians are now
openly claiming the whole of the water from the
Naorozabad springs and in the Hari-rud.
The Russian Governor has induced some Turko
man elders to sign a document dictated by him
self, stating that Persian Sarakhs was in the poss
ession of the Salor Turkomans for more than
100 years, and that after the retreat of the
Persian army from Merv, the Salor Turkomans
dispersed, and that at that time Sarakhs was oc
cupied and rebuilt by the Persians.
200 infantry recruits have come to Russian Sa
rakhs.
9
Sarakhs,
4th March 1891.
10
Sarakhs,
6th March 1891.
The barracks at Pul-i-Khatun have collapsed and
new ones are going to be erected in their stead.
Rumour that garrisons of Pul-i-Khatun and Sarakhs
are to be increased, repeated.
The Russian Governor has been pressing the Per
sian authorities to enter upon questions regard
ing the frontier and the distribution of water
21 M.
22 M.
22 M.
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23 M.
23 M.
23 M.
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 692; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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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