Enclosure in the Letter from John Malcolm, 16 Nov 1802
IOR/L/PS/9/67/52
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The record is made up of 1 item (5 folios). It was created in 30 Oct 1802. It was written in English. 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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A copy of a letter from Captain John Malcolm, former Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran] to Lieutenant Charles Pasley, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 30 October 1802, concerning the death in Bombay of the Persian Ambassador to India [Hājī Muhammad Khalīl Khān Qazvīnī]. The letter directs Pasley to accompany the Ambassador's body to Nejef [Najaf] and contains instructions relating to this mission.
The letter was enclosed in Malcolm's letter to 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. of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company dated 16 November 1802.
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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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- 30 Oct 1802 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Nejef
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- Persian Ambassador to IndiaJohn Malcolm
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- Enclosure in the Letter from John Malcolm, 16 Nov 1802
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