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1. IOR/L/PS/9/67

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67
Title:
Letters from Persia
Scope & Content:
Letters and enclosures received by the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company concerning the relations of the United Kingdom and the Government of Bengal with Qājār Persia [Iran] between 1799 and 1812. The file focusses on the three missions of John Malcolm to Pers...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Persian
Date Range:
1799-1812
Extent:
5 boxes, 138 items

2. IOR/L/PS/9/69

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/69
Title:
Letters from Persia
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters and enclosures sent by Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated October 1819 to December 1824, and by Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d'Affaires, during the period August 1822 to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1819-1824
Extent:
11 boxes, 250 items

3. IOR/L/PS/9/69/98

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/69/98
Title:
Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Apr 1822
Scope & Content:
A letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, undated. The letter thanks the East India Company for shipping goods ordered by the Prince to Persia free of charge. An English translation ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
16 Apr 1822
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

4. IOR/L/PS/9/69/115

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/69/115
Title:
Letter of thanks from the Shah of Persia to the Court of Directors
Scope & Content:
A letter from Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār, Shah of Persia [Iran], to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, expressing thanks for the gifts delivered by Edward James Matthews. The letter was delivered by Matthews in June 1823.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
6 Aug 1822
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

5. IOR/L/PS/9/69/69

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/69/69
Title:
Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 15 Aug 1821
Scope & Content:
A letter from the Prince Royal [Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, undated. The letter recommends Lieutenant Hart, a seconded officer in Persia, for reward by the Court of Directors for his service with the Prince’s army. An English ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
15 Aug 1821
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/68/139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/68/139
Title:
Firman from the Shah of Persia, Fath Ali Shah Qajar, to the Court of Directors of the East India Company
Scope & Content:
Firman [order] from the Shah of Persia [Iran], Fath Ali Shah Qajar, to the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The firman expresses the Shah’s gratitude and amity to the Court of Directors for the provision of a present of a large number of China porcelain pieces to the Shah. The firm...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1813
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

7. IOR/L/PS/9/76/108

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/108
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to John Malcolm and letter from Rahmat Ullah Khan to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters and enclosures: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governor-General of Bengal to Persia [Iran], sent from Bussora [Basra] and dated 3 March 1800. Jones offers assistance to Malcolm in his ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
24 Jan 1800-3 Mar 1800
Extent:
1 item (9 folios)

8. 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)

9. IOR/L/PS/9/71/149

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/71/149
Title:
Letter from Abbas Mirza to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company
Scope & Content:
Letter, in Persian, from Abbas Mirza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, Hugh Primrose Lindsay (IOR/L/PS/9/71/149 (1)), and a translation of the letter in English (IOR/L/PS/9/71/149 (2)). In the letter, Abbas Mirza ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
Dec 1827
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/9/71/150

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/71/150
Title:
Letter from Abbas Mirza to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company
Scope & Content:
Letter, in Persian, from Abbas Mirza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, Hugh Primrose Lindsay (IOR/L/PS/9/71/150 (1)), and a translation of the letter in English (IOR/L/PS/9/71/150 (2)). In the letter, Abbas Mirza ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
Dec 1827
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)