Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to the Secret Committee

IOR/L/PS/9/67/66

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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 24 Dec 1809. 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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Content: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, newly appointed Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], 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, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 24 December 1809. The letter forwards a dispatch to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent some days previously, reports Malcolm's imminent departure for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and undertakes to provide 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. with regular updates on his mission.
Extent and format: 1 item (2 folios)
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Letter

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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/L/PS/9/67/66
Date(s): 24 Dec 1809 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Diplomacy
Places: Persia
People & organisations: John Malcolm

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/67/66
Title: Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to the Secret Committee
Pages: 1r:2v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence