East Persia, Herat and Afghanistan mission order

Title:

East Persia, Herat and Afghanistan mission order

Date:

1860/1860

Description:

Order issued by the British Minister at Tehran, Charles Alison, instructing Pelly to return to India overland from Persia through Afghanistan.The letter instructs Pelly on the British Government's preferred route for him through Meshed [Mashhad], Herat and Cabul [Kabul], weather permitting, and encloses fowling pieces and pistols to be presented as gifts Sultan Ahmed Khan [Soltan Ahmad Khan] of Herat and correspondence and friendly assurances to be given on behalf of the British Government to Dost Mahomed Khan [Dost Mohammad Khan] of Cabul.The letter also instructs Pelly to gather reliable information on the Persian expedition to Mero [Marv], and in particular on the state of the Persian Army as well as asking for any practicable information he can obtain on the condition and prospects of Aghanistan as he is passing through it.Alongside the instructions for him when visiting Cabul is a paragraph written in pencil which appears to be a brief outline of the mission order translated into Persian.1 file (6 folios)Foliation: This file has been foliated in the front top right hand corner of each page 1-6, with the folio number in pencil enclosed in a circle

Language:

English
Persian

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Geographic region:

Afghanistan
Meshed
Herāt
Kabul
Kandahar
East Africa
Arabian Peninsula
Central Asia
Baroda State
Iran
Kalat State
Mysore State
Persian Gulf
Rajputana
Riyadh
Russia
Sind
Udaipur State
Zanzibar
Gohad
Muscat

Extent:

1 file (6 folios)

Rights:

Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003a8_ar
81055/vdc_100000001524.0x0003a8_en
Mss Eur F126/29

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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