Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 4 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control

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Enclosures in Letter No. 4 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert 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. , dated 1809. These consist of copies of letters and enclosures from General Claude-Mathieu Gardane, French Envoy to Persia, to the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār] and Mirza Chéfy [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister, sent from Tauris [Tabrīz], undated. The letters describe French victories in Spain and Portugal, strong relations between France and Russia, and the threat of insurrection in British-held territories in India, and urge Persia to side with France and expel the British from the country. These letters are written in French.

Letters from Hājī Muhammad Husayn Khān Amīn al-Dawlah and Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī to the East India Company, announcing the appointment of Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Abul Hassan as Persian Ambassador to London. These letters are written in Persian and were presented to the Chairman 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 by the Persian Ambassador on 16 December 1809.

Extent and format

1 item (8 folios)

Written in

French, Persian and English in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Letter

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/L/PS/9/67/118

History of this record

Date(s)

1809 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Related primary sources

English translations of the Persian letters can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/67/102 and IOR/L/PS/9/67/103.

Subjects

Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)DiplomacyRusso-Persian War (1804-1813)

Places

Persia

People & organisations

French Envoy to PersiaPrime Minister to the Shah of Persia

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