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)