Enclosure 1 (no 20 of 1829) to letter of 25 Jul 1829
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Copy of a letter to George Swinton, Secretary to the Government of India, with 2 enclosures: 1) Translation of correspondence between General Ivan Paskevitch and Abbas Meerza [Mirza], Persian Prince Royal; 2) Translation of a note addressed by Kaim Mukam [Qā'im'maqām], Persian Foreign Minister, t...
Cover for letter from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones
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The cover of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bussora and dated 12 September 1801. The contents of the letter are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/184.
Cover for Bulletin of Intelligence from Candahar and Cabul
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The cover for a bulletin of intelligence from Afghanistan sent by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], and dated 9 March 1802. The contents of the bulletin are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/221.
Information on Georgia received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], on 6 September 1801 from a merchant who arrived in Bagdad from Tiflis [Tblisi]. The merchant reports: an attempt by Alexander, the brother of the Ruler of Georgia Goorgeen Khan [King Giorgi XII of Kartli-Kakheti], t...
Translations of two letters from an informant of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 3 and 8 May 1802. The letters concern Russian activity in the Caucasus and Caspian Sea, reporting: movements of Russian troops and ships; embassies from Shaku [Shaki] and Shirvan [Sirvan] to Tehr...