Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General 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 Royal camp at Sooltania [Soltaniyeh] and dated 2 July 1810. The letter concerns Malcolm’s relations with Sir Harford Jones, also present at the Royal camp as British Envoy Extraordinary, and the clash of authorities created by this.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 8 January 1809, concerning policy towards Persia [Iran] in the context of French setbacks during the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and continued Russian attacks on Persia. The letter concerns the mission of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia, and Malcolm's decision to delay his planned occupation of Kharrack [Khārg] island until the progress of Jones's mission is known.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, British Envoy to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 28 December 1808. The letter: confirms the receipt of political instructions from Lord Minto; remarks on the mission of Sir Harford Jones, also present in Persia as British Envoy Extraordinary, in particular Jones's prospects of being allowed to proceed to Court in Teheraun [Tehrān]; and asserts that Jones should withdraw from Persia.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 19 February 1810. The letter: describes Malcolm's arrival and reception in Bushire and Captain Charles Pasley's advance to Shirauz [Shirāz] and meeting with the Prince [Prince-Governor of Fārs]; comments on the mission of Sir Harford Jones, also present in Persia as British Envoy Extraordinary, in particular Jones’s payment of subsidies to Persian officials; discusses the future of Anglo-Persian relations, expressing distrust in the Persian Court and Macolm's belief in a secret undertaking between Persia and France; and denies allegations made by Jones regarding his conduct and that of his companion Captain Charles Pasley, in particular a suggestion that Malcolm is supporting a rival claimant to the Persian throne.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 7 January 1810. The letter comments on the mission to Persia of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary; and expresses distrust in the Persian Court and the prospect of a lasting alliance, in light of the continued French presence in the country and Persian overtures to Russia.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], sent from a camp near Shirauz [Shirāz] and dated 10 May 1810. The letter forwards communications with Persian officials, and also covers: Malcolm's distrust in the Persian Court; the mission of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary, also present in Persia; the diplomatic situation affecting Persia in the context of the Napoleonic Wars; the possibility of a peace between Russia and Persia; and the effect of this on Anglo-Persian relations, in particular the question of continuing a subsidy to Persia.Part of the letter is written in code.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 2 March 1810. The letter forwards various letters related to Malcom's mission, and also covers: Malcolm's communication with the Prince of Shirauz [Shirāz] [Prince-Governor of Fārs] and his Vizier Mahomed Nubbee Khan [Mohammed Nabī Khān Shirāzī]; the apparent sympathies of the Crown Prince Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār] with France; the relationship with the mission of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary, also present in the country; and the despatch of various officers to survey routes on the frontiers of Persia.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from a camp near Shirauz [Shirāz] and dated 6 May 1810. The letter concerns: Malcolm's arrival and reception in Shirauz and meeting with local officials, including the Prince-Governor of Fars and his Vizier, Mahomed Nubbee Khan [Mohammed Nabī Khān Shirāzī]; the mission of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary, also present in Persia; and Malcolm's plans to proceed to Teheran [Tehrān].Part of the letter is written in code and has not been deciphered.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to Captain Charles Pasley, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 29 December 1808, concerning the planned occupation of Karrack [Khārg] island as part of a new defence strategy in the region. The letter requests that Pasley prepare to join Malcolm on Kharrack; gather information regarding the size of the Persian [Iranian] garrison on Kharrack and the possibility of its commander defecting to Britain; inform Claudius Rich, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], of the new policy and seek his opinion; establish contact with and collect information on the Wahabees [Wahhabis]; and make arrangements for supplying troops on Kharrack.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Admiral John Blankett to Lord Duncan, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from HMS
Leopardat Jedda [Jeddah] and dated 30 June 1800. The letter reports: Blankett's meeting with the Sheriffe [Sharif] of Mecca and his attempts to secure the Sheriffe's co-operation against France; the arrival of two dhows with news from French-held Egypt; the death of Isouf Bashaw [Yūsuf Pasha], the Ottoman governor of Medina; the Sheriffe's expulsion of Ottoman representatives in Jedda; and the Sheriffe's attitude towards the French campaign in Egypt. It also reports Blankett's onward plans from Jedda and requests a replacement ship.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton, of 24 June 1825. The letter is in reply to Swinton’s dispatch of 18 March 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/21).The letter reports the attitude of the Shah of Persia (Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār), towards the mission of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, and indicates that in concert with the Prince Royal, Abbas Mirza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], he believes he will be able to secure the Shah’s acquiescence for the mission to approach Persia.This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 3 July 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/20).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to the new East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, of 1 December 1825. The letter reports the departure of the Secretary to HM Mission to Persia, Major George Willock, from Tehran to Bushire [Bushehr] to receive Macdonald Kinneir upon his entry to Persia, and gives details of the composition of the party and Henry Willock’s instructions to George Willock.This document was originally enclosed in Henry Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 31 December 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/64).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)