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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Place Afghanistan, Asia

81. 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)

82. 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)

83. 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)

84. 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)

85. IOR/L/PS/9/76/152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/152
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Marquess Wellesley
Scope & Content:
Copies of two letters from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 14 May 1801. The first letter concerns the transit of mail and reports of a proposed Franco-Russian attack on India via Persia [Iran]. Jones unde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1801
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

86. IOR/L/PS/9/76/158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/158
Title:
Letters between Harford Jones and William Campbell
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of four letters: 1. A translation of an anonymous letter sent to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], from Isfahun [Esfahan], dated 9 Zelhejeh [Dhū al-Ḥijjah]/23 April 1801. The letter reports news from Afghanistan, where Zeman Shaw [Zamān Shāh Durrānī] control...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1801-13 May 1801
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

87. IOR/L/PS/9/76/172

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/172
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 3 September 1801. Jones states that he is planning to leave Bagdad for a location south of the city along with the Residency staff, despite the obj...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

88. IOR/L/PS/9/76/180

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/180
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 3 September 1801. Jones states that he is planning to leave Bagdad for a location south of the city along with the Residency staff, despite the obj...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

89. IOR/L/PS/9/76/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/206
Title:
Reports from Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
A copy of an anonymous letter in French forwarding reports from Afghanistan, copied by Harford Jones and dated Bagdad [Baghdad], 18 December 1801. The letter reports widespread alienation from Chah Mahmood [Mahmūd Shāh Durrānī], divisions amongst Chah Mahmood’s troops in Kaboul [Kabul], and lar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
18 Dec 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

90. IOR/L/PS/9/76/221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/221
Title:
Bulletin of Intelligence from Candahar and Cabul
Scope & Content:
A bulletin of intelligence from Afghanistan, written in French and dated 9 March 1802. The bulletin relays information from a messenger and merchants in Cabul [Kabul], including: reports that Shugia al Mulk [Shujā’ al-Mulk Durrānī] has taken refuge near Pishaver [Peshawar]; the consolidation of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
9 Mar 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)