Copy of a Letter from Sir John Malcolm to HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, Sir Harford Jones

IOR/L/PS/9/68/47

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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 10 Jun 1810. 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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Copy of a letter from the Government of India's Envoy to Persia [Iran], Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm, to HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. Sir Harford Jones, of 10 June 1810. The letter provides an account of and justification for an episode in which Malcolm stopped a courier and opened a packet from Jones addressed to the Resident at Abusherh [Bushire or Būshehr]. The letter also briefly refers to an expected announcement of Malcolm's mission to Persia, the payment of 30,000 tomauns [ tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. ] to the Crown Prince of Persia, and a firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). [order] from the Shah of Persia requesting Malcolm to advance towards his camp.

The letter was enclosed in Jones's secret letter of 13 July 1810, which was received 21 November 1810.

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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/9/68/47
Date(s): 10 Jun 1810 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Diplomacy
People & organisations: HM Ambassador to IranJohn Malcolm

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/68/47
Title: Copy of a Letter from Sir John Malcolm to HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, Sir Harford Jones
Pages: 1r:3v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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