Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, sent from near Tauris [Tabrīz] and dated 19 July 1809. The letter forwards a copy of a communication from Meerza Sheffea [Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister of Persia, to the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire [Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha], and reports the arrival at the Persian Court of an embassy from Scind [Sindh].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Adair, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Tehran and dated 15 April 1809. The letter thanks Adair for his letter of 15 January and passes on information regarding the Persian mission to Constantinople [Istanbul] of Asker Khan [‘Askar Khān Afshār].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Tehran and dated 13 April 1809. The letter concerns: the diplomatic ascendancy of Britain over France at the Persian Court; the payment of a six-month subsidy and supply of military stores to Persia; the Persian Government’s request for a loan of officers and gunners; the state of the Persian army and economy; and the threat from Persia to British-held territories in India.The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter No. 7 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Tehran and dated 24 April 1809. Jones responds to Minto’s censure of his conduct in his letter dated 30 January, and reports his plans to leave Persia.The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter No. 8 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
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)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Tauris [Tabrīz] and dated 19 January 1811. The letter concerns an overture made to the Persian Government by the Russian General Tormasoff [Alexander Petrovich Tormasov].The letter was enclosed in Jones's Letter No. 1 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 29 January 1811.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 15 October 1808, informing Minto of his arrival in Bushire [Būshehr].The letter was enclosed in Jones's letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 15 October 1808, and was received via the ship
Sapphireon 25 April 1809.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to David Morier, British diplomat in Constantinople [Istanbul], sent from Tehran and dated 14 April 1809. The letter instructs Morier to inform Sir Robert Adair, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, of the decline in French influence in Tehran, reports the dispatch to Britain of a Preliminary Treaty signed by Jones and Persian ministers, and asks Adair to assist the Persian Envoy in Constantinople and to inform Jones of the diplomatic situation relative to Turkey [Ottoman Empire], Russia, and Persia.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)