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HJ 44-88
[Author unknown]. [Unidentified Persian document]

Manuscripts

[Author unknown]. [Unidentified Persian document]

Description: This diplomatic archive spans Harford Jones's time at the Persian court; it consists of correspondence and documents, most of which are written by Jones. The bulk of the collection is comprised of 71 letters dating from September 1799 to January 1814, all written to, or enclosures intended for, firstly Henry Dundas first Viscount Melville and secondly Robert Dundas second Viscount Melville.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 19th century
Call number: HJ 88
Creator: Jones, Harford (1764-1847)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by the Library Collectors' Council from Maggs Bros, London, January 2014.

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Associated people

Dundas, Henry, (1742-1811.)

Malcolm, John, (1769-1833,)

Melville, Robert Saunders Dundas, (1771-1851.)

Minto, Gilbert Eliot, (1751-1814.)

Perceval, Spencer, (1762-1812,)

Wellesley, Richard Wellesley, (1760-1842,)

Associated organization

East India Company.

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