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Letter from Harford Jones to John Malcolm and letter from Rahmat Ullah Khan to Harford Jones

Title	Letter from Harford Jones to John Malcolm and letter from Rahmat Ullah Khan to Harford Jones
Author	Rahmat Ullah Khan
Publication Date:	24 Jan 1800-3 Mar 1800 (CE, Gregorian)
Type	Document
Language	eng,fas
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	1
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/L/PS/9/76/108
Record ID	vdc_100109378746.0x000001
Library Location	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.
Date	24 Jan 1800-3 Mar 1800 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	This item contains copies of two letters and enclosures: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governor-General of Bengal to Persia [Iran], sent from Bussora [Basra] and dated 3 March 1800. Jones offers assistance to Malcolm in his mission to Persia and forwards a letter from Meerza Mehedi Ally Khan [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Mahdī ‘Alī Khān Bahadūr, Resident in Bushire] concerning affairs at the Persian Court. The letter also forwards news regarding the French Revolutionary Wars, including General Napoleon Bonaparte’s ascension to Grand Consul of France and negotiations for the withdrawal of French troops from Egypt, and advises Malcolm on means of communication from Persia with India and London. 2. English and Farsi copies of a letter from Wafadar Khan, also known as Rahmat Ullah Khan [Raḥmatallah Khān Sādūzāī], the leading Minister at the Court of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan], to Harford Jones, sent from Candahar [Kandahar] and dated Ramazan [Ramaḍān] 1214/c 24 January 1800. The letter concerns a proposed British embassy to the Court of Zeman Shah and Zeman Shah’s campaign in India. Enclosed with the letter are a list of items requested by Rahmat Ullah Khan, and a covering letter from Aga Mohammed [Āghā Muḥammad], Jones’s intermediary with Rahmat Ullah Khan.
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Letter from Harford Jones to John Malcolm and letter from Rahmat Ullah Khan to Harford Jones

Author Rahmat Ullah Khan

Publication Date 24 Jan 1800-3 Mar 1800 (CE, Gregorian)

Type Document

Language eng,fas

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 1

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/L/PS/9/76/108

Record ID vdc_100109378746.0x000001

Library Location 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.

Date 24 Jan 1800-3 Mar 1800 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes This item contains copies of two letters and enclosures: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governor-General of Bengal to Persia [Iran], sent from Bussora [Basra] and dated 3 March 1800. Jones offers assistance to Malcolm in his mission to Persia and forwards a letter from Meerza Mehedi Ally Khan [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Mahdī ‘Alī Khān Bahadūr, Resident in Bushire] concerning affairs at the Persian Court. The letter also forwards news regarding the French Revolutionary Wars, including General Napoleon Bonaparte’s ascension to Grand Consul of France and negotiations for the withdrawal of French troops from Egypt, and advises Malcolm on means of communication from Persia with India and London. 2. English and Farsi copies of a letter from Wafadar Khan, also known as Rahmat Ullah Khan [Raḥmatallah Khān Sādūzāī], the leading Minister at the Court of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan], to Harford Jones, sent from Candahar [Kandahar] and dated Ramazan [Ramaḍān] 1214/c 24 January 1800. The letter concerns a proposed British embassy to the Court of Zeman Shah and Zeman Shah’s campaign in India. Enclosed with the letter are a list of items requested by Rahmat Ullah Khan, and a covering letter from Aga Mohammed [Āghā Muḥammad], Jones’s intermediary with Rahmat Ullah Khan.

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