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Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal [3r] (5/8)
The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 2 Mar 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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A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 2 March 1810. The letter forwards various letters related to Malcom's mission, and also covers: Malcolm's communication with the Prince of Shirauz [Shirāz] [ Prince-Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). of Fārs] and his Vizier Mahomed Nubbee Khan [Mohammed Nabī Khān Shirāzī]; the apparent sympathies of the Crown Prince Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Qājār] with France; the relationship with the mission of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary, also present in the country; and the despatch of various officers to survey routes on the frontiers of Persia.
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- Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal
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- 1r:4v
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