'Letters from Harford Jones Esquire British Resident at Bagdat to The Right Honourable Henry Dundas, One of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, from July 1798 to May 1801, with an Appendix'

Content

The volume comprises correspondence, memoranda, notes, and other papers relative to the early years of the Bagdad [Baghdad] 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. . The majority of the volume consists of letters from Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad, to Henry 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. , with enclosures. The volume also includes précis of these letters, with an index, and other miscellaneous but related papers.

The volume covers a wide range of subjects connected to political events in Europe, Persia [Iran], the Arabian Peninsula, and Central and South Asia.

Extent and format

1 volume (611 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad, to Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control

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Ref: IOR/G/29/27, ff 4-514

'Precis of Letters from Mr Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad'

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Ref: IOR/G/29/27, ff 515-552

'Index to the Precis of Letters from Mr Harford Jones'

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Ref: IOR/G/29/27, ff 553-583

'Proposed instructions to Harford Jones Esq'

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Ref: IOR/G/29/27, ff 584-587

'Remarks by Mr Harford Jones on Col Malcolm's letter to the Governor-General relative to the commerce of the Gulph of Persia'

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Ref: IOR/G/29/27, ff 588-603

Précis of letters received from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad

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Ref: IOR/G/29/27, ff 604-607

Précis of letters received from Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad

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Ref: IOR/G/29/27, ff 608-610

Arrangement

The first section, letters from Jones to Dundas, is arranged in chronological order, from the front to the back. The second section, the enclosures and what is referred to as the appendix, is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the front to the back. It begins with a list (folios 154-158) of appendices, each constituting a letter or similar document and given a number from 1 to 217. The third section, the précis, is arranged in approximate chronological order. The index is arranged alphabetically and refers to the page numbers of the précis.

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 612; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.

The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 248a.

Written in

English, French, Persian, Italian and Latin 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/29/27

Former external reference(s)

Persia 23

History of this record

Date(s)

1 Jul 1798-8 Nov 1802 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of IndiaResident

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'Letters from Harford Jones Esquire British Resident at Bagdat to The Right Honourable Henry Dundas, One of His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, from July 1798 to May 1801, with an Appendix', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/G/29/27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001251.0x000378> [accessed 6 July 2026]

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