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 Royal camp at Sultaniah [Soltaniyeh] and dated 27 June 1810. The letter covers: Malcolm’s reception at the Royal camp and meetings with the King [Shah] [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and Persian officials; the mission of Sir Harford Jones, also present at the Royal camp as British Envoy Extraordinary, and the clash of authorities created by this; the issue of subsidy payments; and developments in the Russo-Persian War.The letter was enclosed in Malcolm’s dispatch to the Secret Committee dated 2 July 1810 (IOR/L/PS/9/67/89).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 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 sent on behalf of the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], dated 10 July 1810. The letter acknowledges the receipt of Jones’s letters from February and March 1810, and informs Jones that letters from the Chairman of the Court of Directors have been sent via Mirza Abul Hassan [Mīrzā Abul Hassan], Persian Ambassador to London.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], sent from Fort William [Kolkata] and dated 30 January 1809. The letter: censures Jones for his conduct during his mission in Persia, in particular his refusal to follow Minto’s instructions to abandon his mission and leave the country, and the perceived damage to the prestige of the Supreme Government of India caused by this; expresses distrust in the Court of Persia, citing the treatment of Brigadier-General John Malcolm and Captain Charles Pasley during an earlier mission to Persia; and again urges Jones to withdraw.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 (18 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Sir Harford Jones, Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], expressing his approval at the course of action which Jones proposed to take in relation to his own mission to Persia and the mission of John Malcolm as the Supreme Government of India's Envoy to Persia.The letter was enclosed in Jones's letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 10 July 1808, and was received on 13 December 1808.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)