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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/29/31

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/31
Title:
Letters and Enclosures from Sir Harford Jones (Envoy to Persia) to Mr Dundas (President of the India Board), Dated 11th January 1809 to 28th July 1810, Vol: 3.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of correspondence, firmans, and other documents relating to Sir Harford Jones's diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], 1807-1811. Much of the volume consists of updates from Jones sent from Schyras [Shiraz, also written Sheerauz in this volume], Tahran [Tehran], and Tau...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
11 Jan 1809-28 Jul 1810
Extent:
1 volume (221 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/9/20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/20
Title:
'LETTERS FROM PERSIAN GULF WITH INDEX. JAN-JUN 1872', Vol 20
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of despatches to the Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India, from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 13 January-26 June 1872, forwarding copies of his despatches to the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay. The despatches contain...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
13 Jan 1872-26 Jun 1872
Extent:
1 volume (857 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/9/67/118

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/118
Title:
Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 4 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
Scope & Content:
Enclosures in Letter No. 4 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809. These consist of copies of letters and enclosures from General Claude-Mathieu Gardane, French Envoy to Persia, to the King [Shah] ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1809
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/9/70/150

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/70/150
Title:
Letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Persia, Meerza Abul Hassan Khan, to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, and a Translation of the Letter
Scope & Content:
A letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Persia [Iran], Meerza Abul Hassan Khan, to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, of 27 October 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/150 (A)), and a translation of the letter (IOR/L/PS/9/70/150 (B)). In the letter Meerza Abul Hassan Kha...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
27 Oct 1826
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/70/163

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/70/163
Title:
Letter from Daoud Khan to Abbas Meerza, and an English Translation of the Letter
Scope & Content:
Letter from Daoud Khan [Prince Dāvūd Khān Zādūriyān] to Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār] (IOR/L/PS/9/70/163 (A)), and an English translation of the letter (IOR/L/PS/9/70/163 (B)). The letter concerns Daoud Khan’s mission to Constantinople [Istanbul], including details...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1826
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/9/70/223

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/70/223
Title:
Letter from Abbas Mirza to the President of the Board of Control, Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn, and a Translation of the Letter
Scope & Content:
Translation of a letter from Abbas Mirza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār] to the President of the Board of Control, Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn (IOR/L/PS/9/70/223 (1)), accompanied by the original letter in Persian (IOR/L/PS/9/70/223 (2)). In the letter, Abbas Mirza points to a h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1827
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/9/70/224

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/70/224
Title:
Rackum addressed by Abbas Meerza to the Chairmen of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, and a Translation of the Rackum
Scope & Content:
Translation of a rackum [raqm and raqim, a letter or an order] from Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār] to the Chairmen of the Court of Directors of the East India Company (IOR/L/PS/9/70/224 (1)), accompanied by the original rackum in Persian (IOR/L/PS/9/70/224 (2)). In ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1827
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/9/71/59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/71/59
Title:
Original Letter from Mirza Abul Hassan Khan to the Court of Directors of the East India Company
Scope & Content:
Original letter, in Persian, from Mirza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī, Foreign Minister of Persia] to the Court of Directors of the East India Company (IOR/L/PS/9/71/59 (1)), and a translation of the letter in English (IOR/L/PS/9/71/59 (2)). Mirza Abul Hassan Khan discusses t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
Sep 1827
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/9/71/65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/71/65
Title:
Letter from Abbas Meerza to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company
Scope & Content:
Letter, in Persian, from Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company (IOR/L/PS/9/71/65 (1)) and a translation of the letter in English (IOR/L/PS/9/71/65 (2)). Abbas Meerza raises the stipulation in Anglo-Persian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
Oct 1827
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)