Abstract: A copy of a letter from Bridgadier-General John Malcolm to Captain Grant, Bengal Native Infantry, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 13 January 1809. The letter instructs Grant to proceed to Guada [Gwadar] and to travel from there across Mekran [Makrān] and Baloche [Balochistān] to Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ‘Abbās], in order to collect information and assess the threat of an invasion of India by a European force using that route.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, received in July 1810. The letter concerns route surveys on the frontiers of Persia conducted on Malcolm’s orders, forwarding a map [IOR/L/PS/9/67/82] and journal [IOR/L/PS/9/67/81] of the journey of Captain Grant across Baloche [Baluchistān] and Mekran [Makrān], and assessing the threat of an invasion of India from this direction.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to Henry Dundas, former President of the Board of Control, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 3 January 1809. In order to acquaint Dundas with the state of affairs in the region Malcom forwards his correspondence with: Lord Minto, the Governor-General of Bengal; Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran]; and Captain Charles Pasley. He also informs Dundas of his planned expedition to the Persian Gulf and undertakes to keep Dundas regularly informed of events.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Earl of Elgin (Thomas Bruce), Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from a camp on the Tygris [Tigris] and dated 23 March 1801. The letter assesses the Russian threat to British-held territories in India. This item is a duplicate of IOR/L/PS/9/67/37.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Earl of Elgin [Thomas Bruce], Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from a camp on the Tygris [Tigris] and dated 23 March 1801. The letter assesses the Russian threat to British-held territories in India.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
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 Abou Sheher [Būshehr] and dated 20 April 1800. The letter describes Malcolm’s reception in Abou Sheher and attempts to contact the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār], as well as the situation in Khorasan and the activities of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] of Afghanistan.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
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 a camp near Shiraz [Shirāz] and dated 29 June 1800. The letter reports: the progress of the King [Shah] of Persia's [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār] campaign to establish control over Khorasan; the King's intention to advance on Meshed [Mashhad] and its Governor Nader Meerza [Nādir Mirza Afshār]; and overtures to the King from Zuman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] of Afghanistan.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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 a camp near Abou Sheher [Būshehr] and dated 20 May 1800. The letter reports: Malcolm’s communication with the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār]; his onward plans; the activities of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] of Afghanistan; and the return of Mehdi Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān Bahadūr], Agent [Resident] of the East India Company, to Abou Sheher.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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 Shirauz [Shirāz] and dated 10 August 1800. The letter concerns: the progress of the King [Shah] of Persia’s [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār] campaign to establish control over Khorasan; the movements of Zemaun Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] of Afghanistan; and Malcolm's situation in Shirauz.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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 Shiraz [Shirāz] and dated 16 June 1800. The letter reports Malcolm's arrival and reception in Shiraz, as well as the situation in Afghanistan and Khorasan and the activities of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni].Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
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 Baghdad and dated 28 March 1801. The letter reports Malcolm's arrival in Baghdad and reception by the Governor Solymaun Pasha [Sulaimān Pasha Al Kabīr] and the British Consul Sir Harford Jones, and Malcolm's onward plans.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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 Shirauz [Shirāz] and dated 18 August 1800. The letter reports the retreat of the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār] from Khorasan and Malcolm's onward plans from Shirauz.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)