Who among the following British officials was sent to Lahore to negotiate the Treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh ?

In 1807, Lord Minto, the Governor-General of India, dispatched Charles T. Metcalfe to the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore [c1][c5]. The mission was prompted by British fears of a potential joint Franco-Russian invasion of India following the Treaty of Tilsit between Napoleon and Alexander I [c5][t2]. Although initial negotiations faced hurdles due to Ranjit Singh's territorial claims over the cis-Sutlej states, the receding Napoleonic threat and British military assertiveness eventually led to the signing of the Treaty of Amritsar on April 25, 1809 [c1][t1]. Charles Metcalfe represented the British East India Company in these negotiations, which established the Sutlej River as the boundary between the Sikh Empire and British territories [t2][t8]. This treaty ensured peace between the two powers for nearly a generation [t2].

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 5: Expansion and Consolidation of British Power in India > Ranjit Singh and the English > p. 115
2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 5: Expansion and Consolidation of British Power in India > Treaty of 'Eternal Friendship' > p. 110
3. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Amritsar_(1809)
4. [4] https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Amritsar