Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent near Sultania [Soltanieh] and dated 3 July 1809. Subjects covered include: Jones’s arrival at the Royal camp and meetings with the King [Shah] [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and Persian ministers; Persia’s relations with France and Turkey [Ottoman Empire]; Persian military preparations and innovations in the Russo-Persian War (1804-1813); Jones’s payment of a six-month subsidy via Hajee Mohammed Hossein Khan Ameen ed Dowlah [Hājī Muhammad Husayn Khān Amīn al-Dawlah] in accordance with the Preliminary Treaty; and appeals made by the King to the people of Georgia under Russian occupation.The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter No. 14 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, received 1809.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal. The letter concerns the question of whether or not Jones should immediately depart from Bombay [Mumbai] for Persia in order to commence negotiations with Persian ministers, in view of Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia, most likely arriving in Persia before himself.The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter to Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, of 2 June 1808, and was received in December 1808.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 15 October 1808, informing Minto of his arrival in Bushire [Būshehr].The letter was enclosed in Jones's letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 15 October 1808, and was received via the ship
Sapphireon 25 April 1809.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a Letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 26 May 1808, concerning preparations for the reception of Jones’s mission in Persia.The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter to the Secret Committee of 8 June 1808, and was received in December 1808.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Tauris [Tabrīz] and dated 19 January 1811. The letter concerns a communication received by Meerza Buzurg [Mīrzā 'Isa Khān Farāhānī], Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia, from Sturmer [Ignatz von Stürmer], Austrian Internuncio at Constantinople [Istanbul], enclosed.The enclosed letter, sent from Pera [Beyoğlu] and dated 20 December 1810, expresses hope for renewed political and commercial relations between Austria and Persia. This letter is written in French.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 28 April 1808, mostly concerning the implications of Brigadier-General John Malcolm having been sent on a special mission to Persia representing the Supreme Government of India.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 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)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 27 January 1809. The letter forwards Malcom's dispatches to the President of the Board of Control and the Governor-General of Bengal, and reports Malcolm's decision to delay the proposed occupation of Kharrack [Khārg] island until news is received from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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 forwards a dispatch to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent some days previously, reports Malcolm's imminent departure for the Persian Gulf, and undertakes to provide the Secret Committee with regular updates on his mission.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)