Papers Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Residency at Bagdad [Baghdad] and his Diplomatic Mission to Persia [Iran] [‎tail] (6/1440)

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, abridgements, and other papers relating to Sir Harford Jones’s Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bagdad [Baghdad], 1798-1806, and his diplomatic mission to Persia [Iran], 1807-1811. The papers cover a wide range of matters, mostly connected to the following:

• Jones’s mission to Persia, including accounts, finances, progress, intelligence, and charges made against his conduct by the Governor-General of the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Fort William, Lord Minto
• Relations between the East India Company and the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bagdad, including the former’s departure from Bussora [Basra] and their establishment of a Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Baghdad
• The upkeep and operation of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bagdad
• British policy in Persia, especially in connection with French and Russian activity in the region.

The majority of the correspondence is between Jones and members of 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. in London. The enclosures chiefly comprise correspondence between British, Ottoman and French officials, as well as agents and informants, in Persia and the surrounding region.

Extent and format

1 volume (715 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are grouped by their relation to a particular subject matter, recipient, format, or document type. For example, statements of accounts, abstracts, or correspondence relating to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Baghdad. Some documents that do not fit easily into such groupings stand alone, such as Jones's memorandum on British policy in Persia. Others are kept together as groups of miscellaneous papers. Within each group the papers are arranged in a rough chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 712; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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English and French in Latin script

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