Abridged Account of the Missions of Sir Harford Jones and Brigadier-General John Malcolm
Scope & Content:
An abridged account of the diplomatic missions to the Court of Persia [Iran] undertaken by Sir Harford Jones and Brigadier-General John Malcolm, from 1807 to January 1809.
'Precis of Letters from Mr Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad'
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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.
Index to the Precis of Letters from Mr Harford Jones
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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.
Extracts of letters from William Digges Latouche, the East India Company’s (EIC) Resident at Bussorah [Basra], to the Company’s Court of Directors reporting on French activities in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. In particular, their capture of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat’s ship bound at Catiffe [Qatif...
Notes from Major Willock's Dispatches to the Secret Committee
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The item consists of notes relating to communications sent by Major Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia [Iran] in Tehran, to the Secret Committee, dated between 24 February and 17 April 1820. A list of the dispatches referred to in the notes is given on folio 501 and these...
Correspondence of the East India Company with the Levant Company
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Correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) with the Levant Company related to the right to trade at Bussorah [Basra, also spelled as Bussora]. The correspondence includes a copy of a letter to Mr Henry Grenville, His Majesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul]; copies of extracts from ...
Memoranda from Dispatches from Mr Willock H. M. Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Persia, to Viscount Castlereagh
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The item consists of a memorandum on the dispatches from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia [Iran] in Tehran, to Viscount Castlereagh [Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry], Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Specific dispatches are referenced in the margin an...
The item consists of correspondence relating to British policy in Persia [Iran]. The correspondents are: Claudius James Rich, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad]; the Government of Bombay; and Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia in Tehran. The main focus of the papers is the quest...
Correspondence Regarding Lord Castlereagh's Letter to the Pasha of Bagdad [Baghdad]
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Correspondence between John Meheux, Board of Control for India, and Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], regarding the sufficient type of box and bag to be used for a letter from Lord Castlereagh [Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh], President of the Board of Control, to the Pasha (...