Mountstuart Elphinstone's Mission to Afghanistan.

(1) pp. i-ii, List of Contents of Enclosures in Bengal and Governor-General's Letters in the Secret Department 15th Sept. 1808 to 21st Jan. 1810 relative to Mountstuart Elphinstone's Mission to Cabul, including:-- (2) N. B. Edmonstone (Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments). pp. 1-24, 57-63, 85-162, 189-94, 231-4, 357-64, 395-408, 445-54, 487-91, to Mountstuart Elphinstone 19th Aug. 1808 to 24th July 1809; pp. 165-82, Correspondence with Thomas Brooke (Second Judge of the Court of Appeal at Benares) 20th June to 31st Oct. 1808 regarding means of Intercourse with Cabul and Mirza Gerama Khan; pp. 631-2, to C. Lushington (Acting Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments) 22nd Nov. 1809. (3) pp. 25-8, Lord Minto to Shuja-ul-Mulk, King of Cabul, 19th Aug. 1808. (4) pp. 29-51, ''General Instructions on the duty of an officer employed to take a Military Survey of a Country,'' signed N. B. Edmonstone. (5) Hon. Mounstuart Elphinstone (Envoy to the Court of Cabul). pp. 65-82, 197-209, 221-7, 237-48, 255-67, 288-94, 301-30, 343-54, 367-93, 425-31, 463-74, 495-8, 509-14, 543-50, to Lord Minto 15th Nov. 1808 to 19th Oct. 1809; pp. 213-4, 411, 433-5, 477-84, 501-5, 517-23, 527-39, 553-9, to N. B. Edmonstone 13th April to 26th Nov. 1809; pp. 415-22, to Mullah Sher Muhammad Khan &c 11th April 1809; pp. 561-95, to J. Monckton (Persian Secretary) 19th Aug. to 20th Oct. 1809 with copies of correspondence with Cabul notables. (6) pp. 214-7, Extracts from Cabul Newspapers. (7) pp. 251, 297, 635, Lists of Packets. (8) pp. 269-72, 331-8, Drafts of Treaties proposed by Elphinstone; pp. 413-5, Draft of Treaty proposed by Mullah Jafar 11th April 1809; pp. 437-41, 455-9, Treaty with the King of Cabul concluded by Elphinstone 17th June 1809 (Printed in Aitchison, VI, 345-6). (9) pp. 272-9, 335-41, Note by Richard Strachey (Secretary to Elphinstone) of a Conversation with Mir Abdul Husain Khan and Mullah Jafar 18th March 1809. (10) pp. 599, 607-9, 611-3, Archibald Seton (Resident at Delhi) to C. Lushington 7th Dec., 3rd and 7th Aug. 1809. (11) pp. 603-4, Lieut.-Col. David Ochterlony to C. Lushington 4th Dec. 1809, Intelligence from Lahore. (12) pp. 614-29, Correspondence between Utta Muhammad Khan, Governor of Kashmir, and Archibald Seton.

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