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

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/70/7
Title:
Copy of Dispatch No. 27 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, Lord Amherst
Scope & Content:
Copy of dispatch No. 27 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, Lord Amherst, of 23 December 1824. In the letter Willock indicates that he believes that Russia seeks to expand its influence and relations wit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1824
Extent:
1 item (14 folios)

82. IOR/L/PS/9/76/72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/72
Title:
Letters to Harford Jones from Contacts in Persia
Scope & Content:
Translations of three Persian letters received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]: 1. A letter from Meerza Bozurg [Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān Farāhānī, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia] concerning the mission of Meerza Mehedi Ally Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān Bahadūr, Resident in Bushehr] t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 May 1799-11 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

83. IOR/L/PS/9/76/78

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/78
Title:
Letters concerning Persia, Afghanistan and the arms trade
Scope & Content:
This item contains three documents: 1. A copy of a letter from Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bombay Castle and dated 4 May 1799. In response to Jones’s letter of 25 March (IOR/L/PS/9/76/60) concerning an embassy rumoured...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1799-1 Jul 1799
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)

84. IOR/L/PS/9/76/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/94
Title:
Commercial Report on the Durrani Empire
Scope & Content:
A report on trade between Turkey [Ottoman Empire], Persia [Iran], and the domains of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan]. The report details the imports from and exports to Turkey and Persia of Herat, Candahar [Kandahar], and Caboul [Kabul], with approximate values in rupees....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

85. IOR/L/PS/9/76/105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/105
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 17 January 1800. The letter reports the transit of Elgin’s dispatches to India via Bagdad and Bussora [Basra] and congratulates Elgin on his appoin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1800
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

86. IOR/L/PS/9/76/106

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/106
Title:
Letters between Harford Jones and Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
Copies of five letters between Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]: 1. A letter from Elgin to Jones, sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 16 November 1799. The letter announces Elgin’s arrival in Constantinople and assumption...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1799-17 Jan 1800
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

87. 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)

88. IOR/L/PS/9/76/113

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/113
Title:
Letter from John Malcolm to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governor-General of Bengal to Persia [Iran], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from a camp five miles from Aboosheher [Bushehr] and dated 18 April 1800. The letter forwards three extracts of the latest intelligence Ma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Feb 1800-18 Apr 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

89. IOR/L/PS/9/76/116

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/116
Title:
Commercial report on the Durrani Empire
Scope & Content:
A report on trade between Turkey [Ottoman Empire], Persia [Iran], and the domains of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan]. The report details the imports from and exports to Turkey and Persia of Herat, Candahar [Kandahar], and Caboul [Kabul], with approximate values in rupees....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

90. IOR/L/PS/9/76/122

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/122
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 22 June 1800. The letter reports news from Persia [Iran] and Afghanistan regarding the expedition of Baba Khan [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Pers...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)