Christian Gottlieb Hoernle letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 April 16

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Creator	Hoernle, Gottlieb
Addressee	Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869
Title	Christian Gottlieb Hoernle letter to Justin Perkins, 1837 April 16
Dates	1837-04-16
Abstract	G. Hoernle letter to Justin Perkins in which Hoernle responds to a letter, books, and other mementos from Perkins. He also writes regarding boxes sent to the Perkinses, April Fools' Day pranks, and the "lip-salve" Perkins mentioned. Hoernle expresses his hopes that Mr. Haas will write to Perkins regarding the trouble with Solyman Chan, and discusses the possible poisoning of The Valiāt. He also writes about the current war on Herat, mentioning Sir Henry Bethune and sharing that some people say the King intends to make an expedition to Ispahan (Isfahan). He notes the passing of Mooharam (presumably the Muharram observances) and says he did not succeed in delivering the translation of Perkins' letter to the Governor before he started for Ooroomiah (Urmia). He writes that they have not received instructions from Basel (Basel Evangelical Missionary Society) yet, and so cannot decide on the time of their departure.
Physical Description	1 item (6 pages) ; 23 x 14 cm
Languages	English
Place of Production	Tabrīz (Iran)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Hoernle, Gottlieb – Correspondence
Subject	Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 – Correspondence
Subject	Herat (Afghanistan) – History
Subject	Iran – Foreign relations – Great Britain
Subject	Iran – Foreign relations – Russia
Subject	Russia – Foreign relations – Great Britain
Subject	Iran – Politics and government – 19th century
Subject	Evangelische Missionsgesellschaft in Basel
Subject	Missions, German – Iran – Tabrīz
Part of	Justin Perkins (AC 1829) Papers
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 9
Rights	No Copyright - United States