Abstract: Copy of a letter in French from Jean Raymond to the Governor-General of the Isle de France [Mauritius] Capitaine Général De Caen [Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen], of 31 January 1809. This letter was part of the papers seized from French courier Jean Robbio at Bushire by Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/60). The letter concerns:The arrival of Sir Harford Jones at Chiraz [Shiraz] and the refusal of the Shah of Persia Fath Ali Shah [Fath-Ali Shah Qajar] and his Grand Vizier [Mirza Muḥammad Shafī‘ Māzandarānī] to treat with himThe difficulties experienced by Raymond in attempting to secure the loyalty of the Governor of Bagdad [Baghdad], Soliman III [Sulayman Pasha]The reception of James Rich [Claudius James Rich] as Resident in Bagdad, and the visit to Bagdad by a party of British military surveyorsSoliman III’s motivations for keeping Bussora [Basra] within Bagdad’s sphere of influence.The letter was enclosed in HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia [Iran], Sir Harford Jones’s secret letter of 14 September 1810, which was received on 6 February 1811.Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 9 April 1810, concerning the mission of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran]. The letter criticises Jones for not keeping the Government of Bengal and the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors informed of his mission, in particular his expenditure.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A letter from the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 30 January 1810. The letter recommends informing other members of the Court of Directors and the Governor-General of Bengal of the present state of treaty negotiations with Persia [Iran].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 10 March 1810. The letter requests permission to inform other members of the Court of Directors of the present state of treaty negotiations with Persia [Iran].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Edward Parry, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 21 August 1807. The letter concerns the reimbursement of Sir Harford Jones for expenses incurred by preparations for a diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], which has been suspended following Dundas’s dispatch of 30 June (IOR/L/PS/9/67/94).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Robert Adair, British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, to Earl Bathurst, President of the Board of Trade, sent from Pera [Beyoğlu] and dated 10 January 1810. The letter commends Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], for his efforts in preventing the formation of a Franco-Persian alliance, and describes the effects of this on Britain’s relations with Turkey [Ottoman Empire] and position in the region in relation to France.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)