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Enclosure in Letter from John Malcolm, 16 Nov 1802 [3v] (6/16)
The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in Nov 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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Translated copies of letters from Captain John Malcolm, former Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to: the King [Shah] of Persia Futteh Ali Shah [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār]; Meerza Sheffie [ 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], Grand Vizier (Sadr-e 'Azam); Chiraugh Alee Khan [Cherāgh 'Ali Khān], Vizier to the Prince Regent; and other Persian officials. The letters concern the death in Bombay [Mumbai] of the Persian Ambassador to India [Hājī Muhammad Khalīl Khān Qazvīnī].
The letters were translated by Lieutenant Charles Pasley and enclosed in Malcolm's letter to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. 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 dated 16 November 1802.
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- Enclosure in Letter from John Malcolm, 16 Nov 1802
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