Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency at Bagdad [Baghdad] and his Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran]
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency at Bagdad [Baghdad] and his Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran]
- Date:
- 1794/1811
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, abridgements, and other papers relating to Sir Harford Jones’s Residency in Bagdad [Baghdad], 1798-1806, and his diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], 1807-1811. The papers cover a wide range of matters, mostly connected to the following:Jones’s mission to Persia, including accounts, finances, progress, intelligence, and charges made against his conduct by the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, Lord MintoRelations between the East India Company and the Pasha of Bagdad, including the former’s departure from Bussora [Basra] and their establishment of a Residency in BaghdadThe upkeep and operation of the Residency in BagdadBritish policy in Persia, especially in connection with French and Russian activity in the region.The majority of the correspondence is between Jones and members of the Secret Committee in London. The enclosures chiefly comprise correspondence between British, Ottoman and French officials, as well as agents and informants, in Persia and the surrounding region.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 712; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- International relations
Foreign policy
Diplomacy - Geographic region:
- Bagdad
Persia - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001251.0x000395_ar
81055/vdc_100000001251.0x000395_en
IOR/G/29/32
IOR/G/29/32