Abstract: An extract of a letter from George Swinton, Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, to Major John Macdonald Kinneir, sent from Fort William [Kolkata] and dated 26 March 1824.The letter concerns Macdonald’s appointment as Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], detailing the staff that will comprise Macdonald’s mission and their salaries.The extract was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 August 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/209).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)