Enclosures on Persia from the Secret Department, Fort St George, to the Secret Committee, 1809-1810
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosures on Persia from the Secret Department, Fort St George, to the Secret Committee, 1809-1810
- Date:
- 1809/1810
- Description:
- Abstract: The volume contains the contents of three packets sent by the Secret Department, Fort St George, Madras [Chennai], to the Secret Committee, London, dated 21 December 1809, 10, and 26 January 1810.The contents consist of correspondence relating to Persia [Iran], particularly in connection to British interests and policy in the country. Main subjects covered include:Sir Harford Jones’s diplomatic mission to Persia, including updates on his progress, negotiations with the Persian Ministry over the Preliminary Treaty, allegations against his conduct by the Governor-General of India and efforts to disavow Jones of his ministerial functions, and issues of finance and supplyPreparations and instructions for the diplomatic mission to Persia of Brigadier-General Sir John MalcolmFrench influence in Persia, including the activities of diplomatic agents in the countryEvents of the Russo-Persian War, 1804-13, including Persian gains at Erivan [Yerevan] and negotiations for peaceDiscussion of the supply of arms to Persia from India.Other more minor matters covered include:Political affairs in PersiaA request for leave of absence by Andrew Jukes, Surgeon at Bushire [Bushehr, various spellings in this volume]Alleged acts of ‘piracy’ in the Persian GulfEvents of the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battles of Aspern-Essling and Wagram, 1809British relations with the Ottoman Porte, including the signing of the Treaty of Dardanelles, 1809Plague in Eastern Arabia [part of present-day Saudi Arabia].Principal correspondents include: Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto], Governor-General of the Presidency at Fort William; Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Chief Secretary to the Governor-General (often writing from Fort St George); William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire; Captain Charles Pasley, Political Agent in Persia; Sir Harford Jones, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Persia; and Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy to the Court of Persia.Other correspondents, included as enclosures, include: Fath Ali Shah [Fatḥ ʻAlī Shāh Qājār], Shah of Persia; Meerza Sheffea [Mirzā Shafi’ Māzandarāni, numerous spellings in this volume], Prime Minister to the Shah of Persia; Haujee Mohummud Hoossaine Khaun [Ḥājī Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Isfāhānī, numerous spellings in this volume], Second Prime Minister to the Shah of Persia; Hossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā], Prince-Governor of Shirauz [Shiraz]; Nusr oolah Khan [Naṣr-Allāh Khān Qaragūzlū], Minister to the Prince-Governor of Shirauz; Thomas Henry Sheridan, Acting Public Secretary to Harford Jones; Robert Adair, Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul]; the Military Boards at Bombay [Mumbai], Madras, and Bengal; Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Abbas Meerza [ʻAbbās Mīrzā Qājār], Crown Prince of Persia; and Alexander Termasoff [Aleksandr Termasoff], Russian General.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 273; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume also contains an earlier foliation sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Russo-Persian War (1804-1813)
International relations - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001251.0x00039a_ar
81055/vdc_100000001251.0x00039a_en
IOR/G/29/37
IOR/G/29/37