BIB_ID
102921
Accession number
MA 23148
Creator
Granville, Granville George Leveson-Gower, Earl, 1815-1891.
Display Date
London, England, 1872 February 23.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1983.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 31.7 x 20.0 cm + envelope
Notes
Formerly accessioned MA 3944.
Written from the Foreign Office.
Envelope with the seal of the Foreign Office on the verso "Sir Moses Montefiore Bart / Persian Famine Relief Committee / 7 Grosvenor
Sir Charles Alison was Britain's envoy to Iran, 1860-1872.
The letter is addressed to "C. Alison Esq're, C.B. / and / Her Majesty's Representatives / at Alexandria, Aleppo / Bagdad."
Written from the Foreign Office.
Envelope with the seal of the Foreign Office on the verso "Sir Moses Montefiore Bart / Persian Famine Relief Committee / 7 Grosvenor
Sir Charles Alison was Britain's envoy to Iran, 1860-1872.
The letter is addressed to "C. Alison Esq're, C.B. / and / Her Majesty's Representatives / at Alexandria, Aleppo / Bagdad."
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cremin, 1983.
Summary
Saying "Sir Moses Montefiore, the Bearer of this despatch has signified to me his intention of proceeding to Persia in the hope of being of some Service to the suffering Jews in that Country, and I have to instruct you to give to Sir Moses every assistance in your power to enable him to carry out the object of his Journey."
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