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Alexander Nisbet letter to Justin Perkins, 1836 July 12
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1836-07-12
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1 item (16 pages) ; 25 x 20 cm
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Alexander Nisbet letter to Justin Perkins in which Nisbet notes Captain Sheil's current mission connected with the Ruwandooz affairs. He goes on to discuss the primary topic of his letter, the case of the Caldean (presumably Chaldean) girl who was taken from Urmia and who converted to Islam. Upper level individuals involved including the Ameer, the (British) Ambassador, Ismael Khan, Hajee Seid Hoossain, and Mustakeed Meerza Ahued are mentioned. Nisbet says that he and E. Burgess were assigned to go to the girl and hear her profession, and he describes the event in detail. He then discusses the response of the Caldeans to the girl professing to be a "Mussleman" (Muslim) and deciding not to return to her father and people. He the writes of his conversation with the Ameer and other ministers regarding the Caldeans saying they will leave Persia and go to Russia. Nisbet notes that the Ameer plans to write two firmans regarding their protection at his own suggestion. The Caldean "white beards" are mentioned several times in the letter.
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