'Book 257 1857-1861' Vol 257 Persia; including `Narrative of Events connected with Persia and Persian Coast, 1856/57, 1857/58 by Lt Disbrowe, Assistant Resident'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Book 257 1857-1861' Vol 257 Persia; including `Narrative of Events connected with Persia and Persian Coast, 1856/57, 1857/58 by Lt Disbrowe, Assistant Resident'
- Contributor:
- HM Ambassador to Iran (correspondent)
Prince-Governor of Fārs, Qajar dynasty (correspondent)
Assistant to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (correspondent) - Date:
- 1857/1861
- Description:
- Correspondence file containing a narrative of the events of the War with Persia (1856-1857) from the perspective of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain (James) Felix Jones, and his assistant Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe.Also contained within the file are copies of correspondence between Captain Jones; Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Her British Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia; and Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay regarding an escalation of incidents on the Persian Coast and at sea during 1860 and 1861.1 file, 2 items (126 folios)The contents of the file have been arranged chronologically, with enclosures to letters being placed after the letter they are enclosed with.Foliation: The foliation sequence in use consists of a pencil number enclosed in a circle, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 125.Pagination: There is also a former pagination sequence which consists of numbers written in pencil, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos. It begins on the first page of writing, on number 5, and ends about halfway through the file, on number 121.
- Language:
- English
Persian - Type:
- Letter book
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857)
Piracy
Diplomacy - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Extent:
- 1 file, 2 items (126 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00008f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00008f_en
IOR/R/15/1/170 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers