Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Wellesley

IOR/L/PS/9/76/249

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in Mar 1802-20 Jun 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 letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 20 June 1802. The letter forwards intercepted letters from a French traveller in Caboul [Kabul], attached. Jones pledges to continue to monitor this correspondence and pass on intelligence. The letter also forwards reports from an informant ‘employed to the Northward’.

A duplicate of this letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/245.

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1. Two intercepted letters from a French author in Caboul to correspondents in Paris and Spanish Biscay, dated March 1802. The author recounts his journey across India via Cachemire [Kashmir] to Caboul in a period of civil war, and his hopes to travel to Candahar [Kandahar] and Persia [Iran] and return home.

Duplicates of these letters are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/238 and 247. English translations are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/235-237

2. Translations of two letters from an informant of Harford Jones dated 3 and 8 May 1802.The letters concern Russian activity in the Caucasus and Caspian Sea, reporting: movements of Russian troops and ships; embassies from Shaku [Shaki] and Shirvan [Sirvan] to Tehran seeking assistance against Russia; and the planned flight of Armenian merchants from Baku, Enzelee [Bandar-e Anzali], Ghilan [Gilan], and Tehran in anticipation of conflict.

Duplicates of these letter are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/243.

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1 item (4 folios)

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English in Latin script

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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/9/76/249
Date(s): Mar 1802-20 Jun 1802 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: TravelPolitical intelligence
Places: AfghanistanRussian EmpireCaucasusCaspian Sea
People & organisations: Resident

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Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Wellesley, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/76/249, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100109378913.0x000001> [accessed 8 July 2024]

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