Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Sir Harford Jones, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 9 April 1810. The letter concerns the clash of authorities created by the presence of the two Envoys in Persia, the issue of subsidy payments to Persian officials, and Malcolm's plans to proceed on his mission.The letter was enclosed in Jones's Letter No. 6 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 23 May 1810.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a note from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Persian Ministers, undated. The note concerns the confusion created by the presence of both Malcolm and Sir Harford Jones, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, in the country, and also mentions the supply of arms to Persia under the Preliminary Treaty of Friendship and Alliance, 1809.The extract was enclosed in Jones's Letter No. 6 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 23 May 1810.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Sir Harford Jones, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 16 February 1810. The letter forwards instructions to Jones from the Governor-General of Bengal and announces Malcolm's arrival in Bushire and plans to proceed to the Persian Court.The letter was enclosed in Jones's letter No. 5 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 26 March 1810.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, former Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Jonathan Lovett, the newly appointed Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 3 November 1802. The letter contains instructions for Lovett's mission relating to the death in Bombay of the Persian Ambassador to India [Hājī Muhammad Khalīl Khān Qazvīnī].The letter was enclosed in Malcolm's letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 16 November 1802.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: Translated copies of letters from Captain John Malcolm, former Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to: the King [Shah] of Persia Futteh Ali Shah [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār]; Meerza Sheffie [Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Grand Vizier (Sadr-e 'Azam); Chiraugh Alee Khan [Cherāgh 'Ali Khān], Vizier to the Prince Regent; and other Persian officials. The letters concern the death in Bombay [Mumbai] of the Persian Ambassador to India [Hājī Muhammad Khalīl Khān Qazvīnī].The letters were translated by Lieutenant Charles Pasley and enclosed in Malcolm's letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 16 November 1802.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 6 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisiting of:A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia, to Sir Harford Jones, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 20 January 1809, stating that Malcolm will delay his departure for PersiaA letter from Malcolm to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bombay and dated 8 January 1809. The letter concerns: Malcolm’s decision to delay his departure for Persia and planned occupation of the island of Kharrack [Khārg]; the progress of Jones’s mission in the country; the effect on relations with Persia of French setbacks in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the ongoing war between Persia and Russia in the Caucasus; and defence strategy in relation to Persia.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 8 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisting of:A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to Sir Harford Jones, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 14 February 1809. The letter concerns Malcolm’s decision to delay his expedition to the Persian Gulf until further instructions are received from the Governor-General of Bengal.A copy of a letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Malcolm, sent from Fort William [Kolkata] and dated 17 January 1809, enclosed in the above letter. Minto reports French setbacks in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the effect of this on British strategic interest in Persia, orders the suspension of Malcolm’s planned expedition to the Gulf and occupation of the island of Karrack [Khārg], and repeats that Jones should withdraw from Persia.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a translation of a firman [edict] from Fatteh Ali Shauh [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār] of Persia [Iran] proclaiming a treaty with Britain; and an annexed copy of the treaty. The treaty was signed between Ibraheem Khaun [Hāji Ibrāhīm Khān Zand Kalāntar Shīrāzī], Prime Minister (Sadr-e 'Azam) of Persia, and Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia, and dated Sha’ban 1215/January 1801.The stipulations of the treaty cover commercial relations, including the rights of merchants from each country to travel and trade safely in the other’s territory; protection from the Persian Government for British merchants; the recovery of debt; the rights of British subjects to settle and own property in Persia and their rights over Persian domestic servants; mutual assistance to damaged or sunken ships in each country’s ports; and duties on some metals and broadcloth.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 19 February 1810. The letter covers: Malcolm’s arrival and reception in Bushire and Captain Charles Pasley’s advance to Shirauz [Shirāz] and meeting with the Prince [Prince-Governor of Fārs]; the mission of Sir Harford Jones, also present in Persia as British Envoy Extraordinary, in particular Jones’s payment of subsidies to Persian officials; the future of Anglo-Persian relations, expressing distrust in the Persian Court and Malcolm’s belief in a secret undertaking between Persia and France; and allegations made by Jones regarding his conduct and that of his companion Pasley, in particular a suggestion that Malcolm is supporting a rival claimant to the Persian throne.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 29 December 1808. The letter informs Jones of Malcolm's intention to sail for the Persian Gulf and to take control of Kharrack [Khārg] island as part of a new defence strategy in the region, and exhorts Jones to withdraw from Persia.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 3 March 1810. The letter concerns the clash of authorities created by the presence of both Malcolm and Jones in Persia.Physical description: 1 item (1 folio)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, newly appointed Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 24 December 1809. The letter concerns relations with Persia, covering: the activities of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary, in particular his disbursement of money to Persian officials; Malcolm's distrust in the Persian Court in light of the remaining French presence in the country; and the question of supporting the formation of a regular Persian army and providing British military support to Persia, with criticism of Jones's proposals.Physical description: 1 item (14 folios)