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811. IOR/G/29/25, ff 290-311

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 290-311
Title:
Correspondence Related to the Mission of Mirza Mahdi Ali Khan to Impede the Advance of Zeman Shah into India
Scope & Content:
The correspondence is about the mission of Mirza Mehedy Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān, several spellings appear in this part], Resident at Bushire [Bushehr] to the Persian Court. It includes copies of letters from him to the East India Company (EIC) reporting mainly on his diplomatic efforts t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1798-26 Jan 1799
Extent:
1 item (22 folios)

812. IOR/G/29/25, ff 312-437

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 312-437
Title:
The Mission of Mehedi Ali Khan in Persia, Appointment of John Malcolm as Envoy in Persia, and Other Matters
Scope & Content:
The correspondence includes copies of letters, translated letters, and secret and political consultations related to the following: ‘Deputation of Mehedi Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān, several spellings appear in this part] to the Court of Persia [Iran] for the purpose of counteracting the des...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1798-29 May 1800
Extent:
1 item (126 folios)

813. IOR/G/29/25, ff 438-445

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 438-445
Title:
A Memoir on the Whahaubee
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Baghdad, to Sir Jacob Bosanquet, Chairman of the Court of Directors. The letter includes a memoir titled ‘The Whahaubee [Wahhābīs]’ covering the history of the Whahaubee movement, and giving details of some of their ideas. It also includ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1798-14 Apr 1810
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

814. IOR/G/29/25, ff 446-451

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 446-451
Title:
Proposed Treaty with Persia
Scope & Content:
Letter from Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control, to Sir Stephen Lushington, Chairman of the East India Company, respecting General Morrison’s proposed Treaty with Persia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1796
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

815. IOR/G/29/25, ff 452-478

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 452-478
Title:
Home Correspondence of the East India Company in Relation to its Naval Force in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) in relation to its naval force in the Gulph [Gulf]. The correspondence includes duplicate copies of the ‘Charges and Losses sustained in the Gulph of Persia [Iran]’; duplicate copies of ‘An Account of Woollens exported for Persia’; and letters ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1769-17 Mar 1769
Extent:
1 item (27 folios)

816. IOR/G/29/26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/26
Title:
Sir John Malcolm's mission to Persia: copies of his letters and enclosures to the Governor-General, Fort William
Scope & Content:
The volume contains letters and enclosures from Captain John Malcolm, British Envoy at Abusheher [Bushehr, various spellings appear in the volume] to the Earl of Mornington, Governor-General, Fort William (Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess, Wellesley, spelled Marquis in the volume). Letters were a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1799-31 Jul 1801
Extent:
1 volume (291 folios)

817. 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)

818. 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)

819. 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)

820. 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)