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IOR/G/29/32, ff 560-643
- Record Id:
- 041-000177272
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000177207
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000802.0x0003be
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100120513490.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 560-643
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency in Bagdad [Baghdad] and Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran]
- Scope & Content:
- Copies, extracts, and translations of correspondence between Sir Harford Jones and various British and Persian [Iranian] officials. The letters relate to Jones's diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], 1807-1811, and his position as Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]. Specific matters dealt with by the papers include:
- Demonstrations of military skill for the King [Shah] of Persia
- Awards for certain British officers who formed part of the mission's escort
- The scale and style of the mission, particularly in comparison to that of Brigadier-General John Malcolm, East India Company Envoy to Persia
- Confusion and political difficulties caused by the two simultaneous missions
- Jones's defence against charges made about his conduct by the Governor-General of the Presidency in Fort William, Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto]
- Jones's justification for the establishment and expenses of the Bagdad Residency.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000173250
036-000177207
037-000177234
040-000177262
041-000177272 - Is part of:
- IOR/G : East India Company Factory Records
IOR/G/29 : Factory Records: Persia and the Persian Gulf
IOR/G/29/25-39 : Miscellaneous papers
IOR/G/29/32 : Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency at Bagdad [Baghdad] and his Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran]
IOR/G/29/32, ff 560-643 : Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency in Bagdad [Baghdad] and Diplomatic Mission to Persia… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000173250[0029]/036-000177207[0004]/037-000177234[0008]/040-000177262[0010]/041-000177272
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/G
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (84 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100120513490.0x000006
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1805
- End Date:
- 1810
- Date Range:
- Apr 1805-18 Sep 1810
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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