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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/29/27, ff 584-587

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27, ff 584-587
Title:
Proposed instructions to Harford Jones Esq
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from the Secret Committee to Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad]. The letter expresses approval of Jones's recent conduct, refers to the situation in Afghanistan, and delays the instructions that Jones should travel to the Court of Zemaun Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī] at Ca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/27, ff 604-607

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27, ff 604-607
Title:
Précis of letters received from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume is a précis of letters from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], to Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control. The letters summarised are dated Bagdad 4, 9, and 23 January 1801.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Mar 1801
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

4. IOR/G/29/27, ff 608-610

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27, ff 608-610
Title:
Précis of letters received from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume is a précis of letters from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], to Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control. The letters summarised date from 20 January to 27 October 1802.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1802
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)

5. IOR/G/29/27, ff 515-552

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27, ff 515-552
Title:
'Precis of Letters from Mr Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad'
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of a précis of the letters found in item IOR/G/29/27, ff 4-514. These letters are from Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], to Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control. The précis is incomplete.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1801
Extent:
1 item (38 folios)

6. IOR/G/29/27, ff 553-583

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27, ff 553-583
Title:
Index to the Precis of Letters from Mr Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
This part consists of a subject index to the précis included in IOR/G/29/27, ff 515-552. The précis is of letters from Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], to Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control. Full copies of these letters can be found in IOR/G/29/27, ff 4-514.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1801
Extent:
1 item (31 folios)

7. IOR/G/29/27, ff 588-603

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/27, ff 588-603
Title:
Remarks by Mr Harford Jones on Col Malcolm's letter to the Governor-General relative to the commerce of the Gulph of Persia
Scope & Content:
This part of the volume consists of a memorandum by Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], on the commerce of the Persian Gulf, written in response to Colonel John Malcolm's letter to the Governor-General of India on the same subject.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Oct 1800
Extent:
1 item (16 folios)

8. 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)