Persian letters
- Reference:GB 227 ms27(O)
- Dates of Creation:19th c
- Language of Material:Persian English
- Physical Description:90 letters
Scope and Content
Persian letters.
File of miscellaneous letters all in Persian, c.1850, with note inside cover: 'many of which fell into the hands of our troops in the Persian war of 1856.' British forces operated first in the neighbourhood of Bushire then on the Karun river at Muhammarah and Ahwaz before peace was signed in 1857. Some letters are later. Also one letter from a British official source dated AH 1304 or 1306 [AD 1887 or 1889]. Also, two manuscript collections in English and Roman character Persian of idiomatic phrases connected with diplomacy and cavalry duty.
Administrative / Biographical History
Unknown
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Tweedie collection. Catalogued by DM Dunlop.
Note
Call number used to be msPK6431.A1
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Individual Manuscripts and Small Collections database available as part of Manuscripts Database.
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Maia Sheridan, Archives Hub project archivist, based on material from the Manuscripts Database
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