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)