A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Captain Edward Stephenson, former Acting Resident in Bussora, sent from Bussora and dated 6 November 1804. Manesty praises Stephenson’s conduct during his service in Bussora.
This item contains copies of ten letters between Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], and Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad, also written as Bagdad in the letter], dated 23 September-14 October 1804. The correspondence covers: An alleged threat to Coja Mookiel ibn Minas [Khawāj...
This item contains copies of 11 letters between Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], and Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad], dated 18 July-16 September 1804. The correspondence covers Manesty’s approach to Bagdat on returning from Persia and the question of Manesty’s receptio...
Letters from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones and the Chairman of the Court of Directors
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This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad], sent from Bussora and dated November 1804. The letter reports Manesty’s return to Bussora and discusses the transit of mail, forwarding various...
An intelligence report received from messengers sent by Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to the Royal Camp in Persia [Iran]. The report covers developments in the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1804-1813], describing the positions, strength, and actions of Russian...
Two copies of a letter from J A Grant, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussorah [Basra], sent from Bombay Castle [Mumbai] and dated 10 November 1804. Grant reports that the French privateer La Fortune has been captured west of Bombay by the British ship Con...
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad], sent from Bussora and dated 18 December 1804. The letter concerns interference by the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] in the ...
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bussora and dated 2 January 1805. The letter reports the capture of the ships Shannon and Trimmer in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] by the Gausemee Arabs [al-Qawāsim] of R...
Copies of letters from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to: Captain Edward Stephenson, Commander of the Queen; Lieutenant Robert Budden, Commander of the Antelope; and Lieutenant Charles Gilmour, Commander of the Mornington; sent from Bussora and dated 2 January 1805. The letters co...
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bussora and dated 2 January 1805. The letter concerns the threat to communication between Bussora and India from the Gausemee Arabs [al-Qawāsim], forwarding Manesty’s letter to...