Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency at Bagdad [Baghdad] and his Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran]
IOR/G/29/32
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [543v] (10/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [544r] (11/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [544v] (12/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [545r] (13/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [545v] (14/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [546r] (15/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [546v] (16/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [547r] (17/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [547v] (18/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [548r] (19/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [548v] (20/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [549r] (21/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [549v] (22/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [550r] (23/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [550v] (24/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [551r] (25/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [551v] (26/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [552r] (27/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [552v] (28/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [553r] (29/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [553v] (30/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [554r] (31/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [554v] (32/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [555r] (33/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [555v] (34/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [556r] (35/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [556v] (36/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [557r] (37/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [557v] (38/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [558r] (39/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [558v] (40/42)View item
Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran] [559r] (41/42)View item
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The record is made up of 1 volume (715 folios). It was created in 1794-1811. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the 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. .
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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, abridgements, and other papers relating to Sir Harford Jones’s Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bagdad [Baghdad], 1798-1806, and his diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], 1807-1811. The papers cover a wide range of matters, mostly connected to the following:
- Jones’s mission to Persia, including accounts, finances, progress, intelligence, and charges made against his conduct 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
- Relations between the East India Company and the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bagdad, including the former’s departure from Bussora [Basra] and their establishment of a Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Baghdad
- The upkeep and operation of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bagdad
- British policy in Persia, especially in connection with French and Russian activity in the region.
The majority of the correspondence is between Jones and 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. in London. The enclosures chiefly comprise correspondence between British, Ottoman and French officials, as well as agents and informants, in Persia and the surrounding region.
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- 1 volume (715 folios)
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- 956 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-4788 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 479-48252 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 483-50812 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 509-51422 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 515-5252 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, f 5264 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 527-52822 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 529-53842 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 539-559168 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 560-64342 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 644-66428 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 665-67838 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 679-69710 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 698-70218 imagesRef: IOR/G/29/32, ff 703-711
- Arrangement
The papers are grouped by their relation to a particular subject matter, recipient, format, or document type. For example, statements of accounts, abstracts, or correspondence relating to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Baghdad. Some documents that do not fit easily into such groupings stand alone, such as Jones's memorandum on British policy in Persia. Others are kept together as groups of miscellaneous papers. Within each group the papers are arranged in a rough chronological order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 712; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- English and French in Latin script
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- 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.
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- IOR/G/29/32
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- Persia 27
- Date(s)
- 1794-1811 (CE, Gregorian)
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- BagdadPersia
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- HM Ambassador to Iran
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 69r:70r, 93r:94r, 437r:437v
- Author
- Isfahani, Haji Mohammad Husayn Khan, Nizam al-Dawlah
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 71r:72v, 95r, 97r, 293r:293v, 367r, 369r, 371r:371v
- Author
- Mazandarani, Mirza Muhammad Shafi
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 71r:72v, 99r:99v, 101r, 103r:103v, 223r:224r
- Author
- Farāhānī, Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān, Mīrzā Buzurg
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 91r:91v, 147r:148r, 227r:228r, 379r, 403r
- Author
- Qājār, Fath-‘Ali Shāh
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 192r:193v, 199r:199v
- Author
- Unknown
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 201r:201v, 407r:407v, 411r:413r, 423r, 425r, 427r, 429r, 443r, 445r
- Author
- Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Nāyib al-Salṭana xx Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince of Persia
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 329r:330v
- Author
- Raymond, Jean
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 333r:336v
- Author
- Robbio, Jean
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 343r:344r, 375r
- Author
- Unknown
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 357r:359v
- Author
- Afshār, 'Askar Khān
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 453r:453v
- Author
- Sturmer, Ignaz Lorenz von
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 483-508
- Title
- Papers Relating to Disputes and Relations between the Bussora [Basra] Residency and the Pasha of Bagdad [Baghdad]
- Pages
- 493r:496v
- Author
- Suleimān Pasha the Great
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 539-559
- Title
- Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran]
- Pages
- 550r:552r, 553v:555r
- Author
- Farāhānī, Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān, Mīrzā Buzurg
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- 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]
- Pages
- 624r:625v
- Author
- Farāhānī, Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān, Mīrzā Buzurg
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- 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]
- Pages
- Mazandarani, Mirza Muhammad Shafi
- Author
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32
- Title
- Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency at Bagdad [Baghdad] and his Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran]
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 712r:712v, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 1-478
- Title
- Letters from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 1r:68v, 70v, 73r:90v, 92r:92v, 94v, 95v:96v, 97v:98v, 100r:100v, 101v:102v, 104r:146v, 148v:191v, 194r:198v, 200r:200v, 202r:222v, 224v:226v, 228v:292v, 294r:328v, 331r:332v, 337r:342v, 344v:356v, 360r:366v, 367v:368v, 369v:370v, 372r:374v, 375v:378v, 379v:402v, 403v:406v, 408r:410v, 413v:422v, 423v:424v, 425v:426v, 427v:428v, 429v:436v, 438r:442v, 443v:444v, 445v:452v, 454r:478v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 479-482
- Title
- Statements of Accounts Relating to Harford Jones's Mission to Persia [Iran]
- Pages
- 479r:482v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 483-508
- Title
- Papers Relating to Disputes and Relations between the Bussora [Basra] Residency and the Pasha of Bagdad [Baghdad]
- Pages
- 483r:492v, 497r:508v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 509-514
- Title
- Correspondence Regarding Lord Castlereagh's Letter to the Pasha of Bagdad [Baghdad]
- Pages
- 509r:514v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 515-525
- Title
- Correspondence Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Position as Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]
- Pages
- 515r:525v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, f 526
- Title
- 'Extract of a letter from Mr Hine to Sir Harford Jones dated Bagdad Dec 20th 1806'
- Pages
- 526r:526v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 527-528
- Title
- 'Extract of a letter from John Hine Esq dated at Bagdad 20th April 1807, to Sir Harford Jones'
- Pages
- 527r:528v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 529-538
- Title
- Vouchers for Articles Purchased in Connection with Sir Harford Jones's Mission to Persia [Iran]
- Pages
- 529r:534v, 535ar:535av, 535r:538v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 539-559
- Title
- Memorandum by Sir Harford Jones Relating to British Policy in Persia [Iran]
- Pages
- 539r:549v, 552v:553r, 555v:559v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- 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]
- Pages
- 560r:623v, 626r:643v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 644-664
- Title
- Abridged Account of the Missions of Sir Harford Jones and Brigadier-General John Malcolm
- Pages
- 644r:664v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 665-678
- Title
- Draft of a Secret Committee Memorandum Regarding Sir Harford Jones's Conduct During his Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran]
- Pages
- 665r:678v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 679-697
- Title
- Contents of Dispatches from Sir Harford Jones to the Secret Committee, Numbers 1-11
- Pages
- 679r:697v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 698-702
- Title
- Notes on Sir Harford Jones's Dispatches to Lord Bathurst
- Pages
- 698r:702v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
- Reference
- IOR/G/29/32, ff 703-711
- Title
- Abstracts of Sir Harford Jones's Correspondence with the Secret Committee
- Pages
- 703r:711v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
