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1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. IOR/G/29/32, ff 509-514

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/32, ff 509-514
Title:
Correspondence Regarding Lord Castlereagh's Letter to the Pasha of Bagdad [Baghdad]
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between John Meheux, Board of Control for India, and Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], regarding the sufficient type of box and bag to be used for a letter from Lord Castlereagh [Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh], President of the Board of Control, to the Pasha (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jun 1803-14 Sep 1805
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

5. IOR/G/29/32, ff 515-525

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/32, ff 515-525
Title:
Correspondence Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Position as Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between Charles Arbuthnot, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire; Lord Castlereagh [Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh], President of the Board of Control for India; Jacob Bosanquet (and his successor, Charles Grant), Chairman of the Court of Directors; and Sir Harford Jones, Resident...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1805-3 Apr 1806
Extent:
1 item (11 folios)

6. IOR/G/29/38, ff 426-427

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 426-427
Title:
Letter from William Hamilton, Foreign Office, to Mr Jones, Board of Control, 6 March 1810
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a letter from William Richard Hamilton, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, to Benjamin Jones, Assistant Secretary at the Board of Control. The letter is a request that any books of correspondence relating to diplomatic missions to Persia [Iran] be sent to the Fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1810
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

7. IOR/G/29/38, ff 428-431

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 428-431
Title:
List of Papers relative to Persia sent to the Foreign Office, March 1810
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a list of papers, with notes on content, sent to the Foreign Office by the Board of Control and relating to Persia [Iran].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1810
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

8. IOR/G/29/38, ff 451-454

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 451-454
Title:
Memorandum on the contents of a dispatch from Mr Rich to the Chairman, relative to the state of affairs in Persia.
Scope & Content:
The item consists of an India Board [Board of Control] memorandum relating to Persia [Iran] and concerning the contents of a dispatch from Claudius James Rich, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], to the Chairman of the Court of Directors (dated 10 June 1817). The memorandum discusses the danger to Brit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1817
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)