George Alexander Stevens letter to Justin Perkins, 1848 June 18
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| Creator | Stevens, George Alexander (Diplomat) |
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| Addressee | Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 |
| Title | George Alexander Stevens letter to Justin Perkins, 1848 June 18 |
| Dates | 1848-06-18 |
| Abstract | Geo Alex Stevens letter to Justin Perkins in which Stevens primarily writes regarding an affair in Tabreez (Tabriz) in which some twenty-five Armenian homes were plundered and three Armenian women were violated. He calls the event "a regular flare up here- I mean the threatened murder of all the Armenians." He provides a full account of the incidents leading up to the event involving the Begglerbeggee (Beylerbey) and Russian Consul; the event itself, during which he was the Acting (British) Consul as his brother was away; and the aftermath. Mentioned in the account are Burgess, the Vizier Nizam, a servant of the Russian Consul's secretary, the Mooshtahed (Mujtahid), the Sheik ul-Islam, the Vallyahd, Malek Mansour Meerza, Meerza Hassam Ibrahim Agha, Mehdy Khan Ketkhada, and the Topchees. In closing he also mentions Ferajullah Khan and Hussan Aly. |
| Physical Description | 1 item (16 pages) ; 20 x 13 cm |
| Languages | English |
| Place of Production | Tabrīz (Iran) |
| Genre | Correspondence |
| Subject | Stevens, George Alexander (Diplomat) – Correspondence |
| Subject | Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 – Correspondence |
| Subject | Tabrīz (Iran) – History – 19th century |
| Subject | Iran – Foreign relations – Great Britain |
| Subject | Iran – Foreign relations – Russia |
| Subject | Armenians – 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 2 Folder 3 |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |