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1. IOR/G/29/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/1
Title:
‘FACTORY RECORDS: EARLY PAPERS ON PERSIA’
Scope & Content:
These two volumes contain the East India Company’s early correspondence about Persia [Iran], together with translations of firmans [farmāns, i.e. edicts] and trading privileges [rughūms] issued by the Shah and various Persian administrators between 19 March 1621 and 3 August 1697.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1621-3 Aug 1697
Extent:
2 volumes (252 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/38

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38
Title:
Miscellaneous Subjects Relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, abstracts, and extracts of political consultations concerning a number of miscellaneous subjects relating to Persia [Iran]. Matters covered include: French influence and activities in Persia and the Red Sea The diplomatic missions...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
23 Sep 1804-14 Mar 1822
Extent:
1 volume (699 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/25

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25
Title:
Various Papers Relating to the Work and Activities of the East India Company in the Gulf of Persia
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence, reports, notes, and other papers relating to the work and activities of the East India Company (EIC) in the Gulf of Persia [also spelled as the Gulph]. The volume consists of thirteen items covering various subjects, including: The dispute between the EIC and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1600-14 Apr 1810
Extent:
1 volume (479 folios)

4. IOR/G/29/32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/32
Title:
Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency at Bagdad [Baghdad] and his Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran]
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, abridgements, and other papers relating to Sir Harford Jones’s Residency in Bagdad [Baghdad], 1798-1806, and his diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], 1807-1811. The papers cover a wide range of matters, mostly connected to the following: Jones’s mission to Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1794-1811
Extent:
1 volume (715 folios)

5. IOR/G/29/20

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/20
Title:
PERSIA FACTORY RECORDS: LETTERS FROM BASRA, 1753-1773
Scope & Content:
These three volumes contain correspondence sent to and received from the East India Company Factory at Basra from 17 January 1753 to 17 August 1773. The individual parts are as follows: IOR/G/29/20/1 (17 January 1753-19 April 1765); IOR/G/29/20/2 (20 April 1765-24 August 1766); IOR/G/29/20/3 (2 S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1753-17 Aug 1773
Extent:

3 volumes (550 folios)

6. IOR/G/29/27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones Esquire British Resident at Bagdat to The Right Honourable Henry Dundas, One of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, from July 1798 to May 1801, with an Appendix
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises correspondence, memoranda, notes, and other papers relative to the early years of the Bagdad [Baghdad] Residency. The majority of the volume consists of letters from Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad, to Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control, with enclosures. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Persian
Date Range:
1 Jul 1798-8 Nov 1802
Extent:
1 volume (611 folios)

7. IOR/G/29/37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/37
Title:
Enclosures on Persia from the Secret Department, Fort St George, to the Secret Committee, 1809-1810
Scope & Content:
The volume contains the contents of three packets sent by the Secret Department, Fort St George, Madras [Chennai], to the Secret Committee, London, dated 21 December 1809, 10, and 26 January 1810. The contents consist of correspondence relating to Persia [Iran], particularly in connection to Br...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
29 May 1809-27 Jan 1810
Extent:
1 volume (277 folios)

8. IOR/G/29/29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/29
Title:
Enclosures to Bengal Secret Letter of 2 Sep 1806: Copies of Correspondence of Mr Lovett, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of correspondence, intelligence reports, diary extracts, and memoranda relating to the appointment, service, and conduct of Jonathon Henry Lovett (1778-1805) as Resident in Bushire [Būshehr]. The principal subjects covered are: Lovett's instructions to deliver a lette...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1802-2 Sep 1806
Extent:
1 volume (202 folios)

9. IOR/G/29/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/2
Title:
Diary and Consultations of Mr Eaton Dodsworth, Agent of the East India Company at Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] in the Persian Gulf, commencing 1 November 1708 and ending 31 July 1710
Scope & Content:
The volume is in the form of a diary, which contains records of consultations at the Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] Factory. The Chief Agent, Eaton Dodsworth, and the Factory's Council members Robert Weldon, followed by William Elton, headed the consultations. They recorded the daily activities, the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1708-31 Jul 1710
Extent:
1 volume (22 folios)

10. IOR/G/29/30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/30
Title:
Letters and Enclosures from Sir Harford Jones (His Majesty's Envoy to Persia) to The Right Honble Robt Dundas (President of the Right Honble The Commissioners for the Affairs of India.), from 12th June 1807 to 8th Sep 1808, Vol: 1.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains copies of correspondence, journal extracts, and intelligence reports relating to Sir Harford Jones’s diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran] in 1808. The papers reflect the purposes and practicalities of the mission and cover the following matters: Jones’s progress from England ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1807-13 Dec 1808
Extent:
1 volume (462 folios)