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)