Copy of a Letter from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia, to Sir Robert Adair, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Date:
1810/1810
Description:
Abstract: Copy of a letter from HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia [Iran] Sir Harford Jones, to HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Sir Robert Adair, dated 26 May 1810. The letter concerns the breaking off of armistice negotiations between Persia and Russia over the issue of the security of the Turkish [Ottoman] frontier, and details the Persian willingness to cooperate with England [Britain] and the Ottoman Empire on the condition that England and the Ottomans remain allies. Jones also states that he is enclosing an urgent letter [not included in this item] to Earl Bathurst.The letter was enclosed in Jones's secret letter of 2 June 1810, which was received on 4 October 1810.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)