Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, 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 Teheraun [Tehrān] and dated 17 November 1800. The letter reports Malcolm's arrival in Teheraun and first meeting with the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, 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 Teheraun [Tehrān] and dated 21 January 1801. The letter reports the conclusion of two treaties – one political and one commercial – with the Government of Persia, and summarises the stipulations of these treaties. It also assesses the threat to India from Zumaun Shauh [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] of Afghanistan.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Marquis Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Humadaun [Hamadān] and dated 20 February 1801. The letter reports Malcolm's departure from Teheraun [Tehrān], and recounts his mission to the Court of Persia and conclusion of two treaties, one political and one commercial, with the Persian Government.Physical description: 1 item (10 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Marquis Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 31 July 1801, transmitting Malcolm’s journal of his mission to the Court of Persia.Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 4 August 1810, enclosing a copy of dispatch addressed to them dated 15 July 1810 (not included in this item) and copies of correspondence between Malcolm and the following: Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia; Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Chief Secretary to the Government of India (which includes a translated copy of a letter from the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal); and Lord Minto.Physical description: Condition: the first folio is now in two parts.
Abstract: A copy of a letter from James Justinian Morier, Secretary to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, enclosing three private letters (not included in this item). The letter is dated 3 August 1809 and was received on 19 August 1809.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A letter from the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 30 January 1810. The letter recommends informing other members of the Court of Directors and the Governor-General of Bengal of the present state of treaty negotiations with Persia [Iran].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 10 March 1810. The letter requests permission to inform other members of the Court of Directors of the present state of treaty negotiations with Persia [Iran].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Charles Grant, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, to Mirza Shafeea [Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister of Persia [Iran], sent from London and dated 21 March 1810. The letter concerns the arrival of Mirza Abu’l Hasan [Mīrzā Abul Hassan], Persian Ambassador, in London to conduct treaty negotiations, and expresses hope for stronger political and commercial relations between Persia and Britain.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Charles Grant, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, to Hosein Mahommed [Ḥājī Muḥammad Ḥossein Khān Amīn al-Dawlah], Persian Minister, sent from London and dated 21 March 1810. The letter concerns the arrival of Mirza Abu’l Hasan [Mīrzā Abul Hassan], Persian Ambassador, in London to conduct treaty negotiations, and expresses hope for stronger political and commercial relations between Persia and Britain.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Robert Adair, British Ambassador to Turkey [Ottoman Empire], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 18 July 1809. Adair reports that James Justinian Morier had arrived at Pera [Beyoğlu] with dispatches from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to the British Government. Adair also states that he was forwarding a copy of a peace treaty signed between Jones and the Shah of Persia on 12 March 1809, which Morier had brought, together with an abstract of dispatches from Jones, and he writes that he had assured Jones that he considered the treaty to be ‘a measure highly beneficial’. (These encloses are not included in this item.)The letter was received by Mr Baker on 19 October 1809.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Tehran and dated 4 April 1824.The letter reports that Major George Willock has been charged by the Shah and Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia with a mission to India to discuss disputed points in the subsidy account, and asks the Court of Directors promptly to address Persia’s claims.It also forwards a dispatch to the Governor-General of Bengal (IOR/L/PS/9/69/170) and correspondence from the Shah and Prince Royal (IOR/L/PS/9/69/171-173).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.