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Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to the Secret Committee [7v] (14/14)
The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in 22 May 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 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, sent from Koushk-i-zurd [Kūshk-e Zard] and dated 22 May 1810. The letter concerns: Malcom's mission in Persia, including the relationship with the mission of Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary, also present in the country; communication with Meerza Shuffee [ 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), and the Ameen ud-Dowlah [Ḥājī Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Amīn al-Dawlah]; the expected arrival in Persia of James Morier; and the murder of Captain Grant and Cornet Fotheringham on the road from Bagdad [Baghdad] to Persia.
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- Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to the Secret Committee
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- 1r:7v
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