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Copy of a Letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia [1r] (1/36)
The record is made up of 1 item (18 folios). It was created in 30 Jan 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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A copy of a letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], sent from Fort William [Kolkata] and dated 30 January 1809. The letter: censures Jones for his conduct during his mission in Persia, in particular his refusal to follow Minto’s instructions to abandon his mission and leave the country, and the perceived damage to the prestige of the Supreme Government of India caused by this; expresses distrust in the Court of Persia, citing the treatment of Brigadier-General John Malcolm and Captain Charles Pasley during an earlier mission to Persia; and again urges Jones to withdraw.
The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter No. 8 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.
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- Copy of a Letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia
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- 1r:18v
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