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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Subject Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Level [41] Item

1. IOR/F/4/258/5655

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/258/5655
Title:
‘Cession by the King of Persia to the French of the Port of Gombroon.’
Scope & Content:
The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bengal and Bombay. It concerns news of French activities in Persia and the Gulf, and the measures to be taken to protect British interests. In particu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1807-Mar 1808
Extent:
1 item (93 folios)

2. IOR/F/4/344/7967

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/344/7967
Title:
Referring to a Correspondence with Admiral Drury respecting the advantages that might result from a Ship of War occasionally visiting the Gulph of Arabia
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence between the Government of Bombay and Rear Admiral William O’Brien Drury, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, regarding a proposal for increased British naval presence in the Gulf of Arabia [Red Sea] in order to resist French influence in the region.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Feb 1810-14 Apr 1810
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

3. 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)

4. IOR/G/29/38, ff 1-233

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 1-233
Title:
French intrigues in Persia and Attempts of the French to acquire the Island of Cameran in the Red Sea
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence and extracts of papers relating to French influence and activities in the Red Sea (often referred to as the ‘Arabian Gulph’) and Persia [Iran], sent to the Chairman of the Court of Directors, Charles Grant, and the Secret Committee. Matters covered include: F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 Sep 1804-14 Jan 1807
Extent:
1 item (233 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/9/67/55

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/55
Title:
Copy of a Letter from Admiral John Blankett, at Jedda, to Lord Duncan, Governor of Bombay
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Admiral John Blankett to Lord Duncan, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from HMS Leopard at Jedda [Jeddah] and dated 30 June 1800. The letter reports: Blankett's meeting with the Sheriffe [Sharif] of Mecca and his attempts to secure the Sheriffe's co-operation against Fran...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1800
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/67/57

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/57
Title:
Copy of a Letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], sent from Fort William and dated 31 October 1808. The letter: reprimands Jones for leaving for Persia without communicating with Minto; outlines the political situat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1808
Extent:
1 item (12 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/9/67/63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/63
Title:
Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 8 January 1809, concerning policy towards Persia [Iran] in the context of French setbacks during the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and continued Russian attacks on Per...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1809
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/9/67/65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/65
Title:
Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to the Secret Committee
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, newly appointed Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 24 December 1809. The letter concerns relations with ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1809
Extent:
1 item (14 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/9/67/77

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/77
Title:
Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], sent from a camp near Shirauz [Shirāz] and dated 10 May 1810. The letter forwards communications with Persian officials, and also covers: Malcolm's distrust in the Persian Court; th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 May 1810
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/9/67/93

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/93
Title:
Report of Sir Harford Jones to Lord Howick on Persian Affairs
Scope & Content:
A copy of a paper on Persian [Iranian] affairs by Sir Harford Jones, former Resident in Baghdad, sent to Lord Howick, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and dated 7 January 1807. The paper covers British relations with Persia since the defeat of Tippoo Saheb [Tipu Sultan of Mysore] in 1799 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1807
Extent:
1 item (21 folios)