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1. IOR/G/29/27, ff 4-514

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27, ff 4-514
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad, to Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume comprises correspondence, memoranda, notes, and other papers relating to the first years of the East India Company Residency in Bagdad [Baghdad, also spelled Bagdat in this volume]. The first section (folios 4-153) consists of letters from Sir Harford Jones, Resident at B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Persian
Date Range:
1 Jul 1798-20 May 1801
Extent:
1 item (511 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/33

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/33
Title:
List of Enclosures in the Bengal Secret Letters dated 9th February, 31st March, 3rd May + 6th June 1808, relative to Persia
Scope & Content:
The volume relates to affairs in Persia [Iran] and contains copies of letters, extracts and translations of letters, intelligence reports, and proceedings of Governor-General in Council meetings at Fort William, Calcutta [Kolkata], being enclosures to several despatches sent during the first hal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
9 Feb 1808-6 Jun 1808
Extent:
1 volume (205 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/5/129, ff 28-532

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/129, ff 28-532
Title:
Affairs in the Punjab and the Countries Beyond the Indus, notably Afghanistan and Persia
Scope & Content:
This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of India Secret Department (Camp at Meerut) to the East India Company Secret Committee, Number 1 of 1838, dated 8 February 1838. The enclosures are dated 18 September 1837-7 February 1838. The primary correspondents are:...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
8 Feb 1838
Extent:
1 item (505 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/5/413, ff 307-369

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/413, ff 307-369
Title:
Letters from Tehran, Turkish Arabia, and the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 113 of 1842, dated 15 October 1842. The enclosures are dated 16 August to 10 September 1842, and consist of copies of the following correspondence: Copi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
15 Oct 1842
Extent:
1 item (63 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/5/452, ff 215-260

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/452, ff 215-260
Title:
Persian Affairs
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 103 of 1847, dated 27 December 1847. The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 14 October 1847. The enclosure consists of a copy of a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
27 December 1847
Extent:
1 item (46 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/76/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/206
Title:
Reports from Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
A copy of an anonymous letter in French forwarding reports from Afghanistan, copied by Harford Jones and dated Bagdad [Baghdad], 18 December 1801. The letter reports widespread alienation from Chah Mahmood [Mahmūd Shāh Durrānī], divisions amongst Chah Mahmood’s troops in Kaboul [Kabul], and lar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
18 Dec 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/9/76/221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/221
Title:
Bulletin of Intelligence from Candahar and Cabul
Scope & Content:
A bulletin of intelligence from Afghanistan, written in French and dated 9 March 1802. The bulletin relays information from a messenger and merchants in Cabul [Kabul], including: reports that Shugia al Mulk [Shujā’ al-Mulk Durrānī] has taken refuge near Pishaver [Peshawar]; the consolidation of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
9 Mar 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/9/76/225

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/225
Title:
Report on the Kingdom of the Agvans [Afghanistan]
Scope & Content:
A report written in French and dated Bagdad [Baghdad], 23 April 1802, relaying information received from a messenger from Tahran [Tehran] concerning the Kingdom of the Agvans [Afghanistan]. The report describes a siege of Herat led by Chah Zadé Kaisser [Shāhzādeh Qaiṣar] and rumours of attacks...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
23 Apr 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/9/76/238

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/238
Title:
Intercepted Letter from Caboul
Scope & Content:
A copy of an intercepted letter from Caboul [Kabul] from a French author to a correspondent in Paris, dated 8 March 1802. The author recounts his journey across India via Cachemire [Kashmir] to Caboul in a period of civil war, and his hopes to travel to Candahar [Kandahar] and Persia [Iran] and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
8 Mar 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/9/76/247

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/247
Title:
Intercepted letter from Caboul
Scope & Content:
An intercepted letter from a French author in Caboul [Kabul] to a correspondent in Spanish Biscay, dated 8 March 1802. The author recounts his journey across India via Cachemire [Kashmir] to Caboul in a period of civil war, and his hopes to travel to Candahar [Kandahar] and Persia [Iran] and re...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
8 Mar 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)