'Letters and Enclosures from Sir Harford Jones (Envoy to Persia) to Mr Dundas (President of the India Board), Dated 11th January 1809 to 28th July 1810, Vol: 3.'

Content

The volume contains copies of correspondence, firmans, and other documents relating to Sir Harford Jones's diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], 1807-1811.

Much of the volume consists of updates from Jones sent from Schyras [Shiraz, also written Sheerauz in this volume], Tahran [Tehran], and Tauris [Tabriz, also written Tabreza in this volume], regarding the progress of his mission. Details of the following are provided:

• Jones's arrival in Tahran, 14 February 1809
• Jones's audience with the Shah, 17 February 1809
• The negotiaion and conclusion of a Preliminary Treaty between Britain and Persia
• The subsidy and provision of arms to be given by Britain to Persia as part of the treaty agreements
• Jones's response to charges against his conduct made by the Governor-General of the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Fort William, Lord Minto [Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound], and the disagreement caused by Brigadier-General John Malcolm's silmultaneous mission to the Court of Persia
• The proposal to send a Persian Envoy to London
• Jones's dissatisfaction with his mission being superseded by that of Sir Gore Ousely.

Other matters covered in the volume include:

• Malcolm's proposed military expedition to occupy the island of Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk, also known as Kharg]
• The dismissal of the French Embassy from Tahran and later attempts by the French to re-establish it
• News of peace between Britain and the Ottoman Empire (Treaty of the Dardanelles, 1809)
• Military operations along Persia's northern frontier, during the Russo-Persian War (1804-1813)
• The arrival in Persia of an embassay from the Ameers of Scind [Sindh].

Principal correspondence is from Jones, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. to the Court of Persia, to the Right Honourable Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company. for India. Many of the enclosures comprise letters between Jones, Lord Minto, and Brigadier-General Malcolm, in Bombay [Mumbai]. Other correspondents include: Nasr Oallah Khan [Nasrallah Khan], Chief Minister of Fars; Prince Hassan Ally Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā], Governor of Fars; Fatḥ ʻAlī Shāh, Shah of Persia; Meerza Sheffee [Mirza Muhammad Shafi Mazandarani], Grand Vizier of Persia; General Gardanne [Claude-Mathieu Gardane], French Envoy to Persia; James Justinian Morier, Private Secretary to Jones; Abbas Meerza ['Abbās Mīrza Qājār], Crown Prince of Persia; Askar Khan ['Askar Khān Afshār], Persian Ambassador to France; and the Chairman and other members of the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. .

Extent and format

1 volume (221 folios)

Arrangement

The volume is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 223; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English, Persian and French in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/G/29/31

Former external reference(s)

Persia 26

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Jan 1809-28 Jul 1810 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Russo-Persian War (1804-1813)DiplomacyAlliances

Places

Persia

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to IranBoard of Commissioners for the Affairs of India

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