Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal
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A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], sent from a camp near Shirauz [Shirāz] and dated 10 May 1810. The letter forwards communications with Persian officials, and also covers: Malcolm's distrust in the Persian Court; th...
Copy of a Letter from the Chairman of the Court of Directors to Mirza Shafeea, Prime Minister of Persia
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A copy of a letter from Sir Charles Grant, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, to Mirza Shafeea [Mīrzā Muhammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister of Persia [Iran], sent from London and dated 21 March 1810. The letter concerns the arrival of Mirza Abu’l Hasan [Mīrzā Abu...
Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
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Enclosures in Letter No. 5 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisiting of: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran],...
Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 6 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
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Enclosures in Letter No. 6 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisiting of: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia, to Sir...
Copy of a Letter from Meerza Sheffea, Prime Minister of Persia, to the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
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A copy of a letter from Meerza Sheffea [Mirzā Muhammad Shafī Māzandarānī], Prime Minister of Persia, to the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire [Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha], undated (in French). The letter congratulates the Grand Vizier on his appointment, expresses hope for stronger relations bet...
Copy of a Letter from John Meheux, Assistant Secretary to the Board of Control, to the Secret Committee
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A copy of a letter from John Meheux, Assistant Secretary to the Commissioners for the Affairs of India (Board of Control), to Samuel Johnson, Secretary of the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 7 January 1812. The letter asks for an explanation from Sir H...
Copy of a letter from Samuel Johnson, Secretary of the Secret Committee, to Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia
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A copy of a letter from Samuel Johnson, Secretary of the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, to Sir Harford Jones, former Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], dated 9 January 1812. The letter asks for an explanation from Jones regarding a statement to the Supre...
'Translation of a dispatch from the Royal Highness the Prince Royal to his Minister Meerza Mohammed Hassan, received on the 14 May 1810, and delivered by Meerza Mohammed Hassan, on the same evening to Sir Harford Jones Baronet'
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Translation of a dispatch from the Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran] Abbas Mirza to his minister Meerza [Mīrzā] Mohammed Hassan, received on 14 May 1810. The letter relates to ongoing armistice negotiations between Persia and Russia, recommending breaking off negotiations and renewin...
'Translation of a paper presented by HM Envoy at the Court of Toehran [Tehran] to the Persian Ministers, in respect to General Malcolms admittance to the Royal Camp at Sultania'
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Translation of a paper presented by HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia [Iran], Sir Harford Jones, to Persian ministers regarding the admittance of Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm to the Royal Camp of the Shah of Persia [Fath-Ali Shāh Qājār], at Sultania [Soltaniyeh]...
'Translation of a Firman from His Majesty Fath Ali Shah to His Excellency Sir Harford Jones Baronet and KC'
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Translation of a firman [order] from the Shah of Persia [Iran], Fath-Ali Shah, to HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, Sir Harford Jones, dated 1 Jumada al-Awwal 1225 [4 June 1810]. The firman directs Jones to arrange for the appropriate reception of Brigadier-General S...
