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81. IOR/L/PS/9/76/87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/87
Title:
Letters from John Blankett to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
Copies of four letters from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from HMS Leopard in Mocha Roads and dated 16 April-20 June 1799. Blankett forwards information collected from around the Red Sea a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1799-20 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

82. IOR/L/PS/9/76/88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/88
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 8 October 1799. Jones complains of the difficulties of hiring ‘Tartars’ [couriers] from the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

83. IOR/L/PS/9/76/90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/90
Title:
Correspondence of Harford Jones with Jonathan Duncan and John Blankett
Scope & Content:
This item contains four documents: 1. A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bagdad and dated 12 December 1799. In response to Duncan’s letter of 16 October (see IOR/L/PS/9/76/100), Jones discusses routes of communi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1799-26 Dec 1799
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

84. IOR/L/PS/9/76/91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/91
Title:
Letter from John Spencer Smith to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 17 August 1799. The letter forwards a report on the movements of French and Spanish warships for the attention of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1799-17 Aug 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

85. IOR/L/PS/9/76/92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/92
Title:
Report on Syria
Scope & Content:
A report compiled by John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, concerning the feasibility of a French army reaching the Euphrates and the entrance to the Persian Gulf from Syria. It covers issues including: The grain surplus in Aleppo Roads from Latichia [Latakia] and Alexandretta [Iskenderun] to the Eu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1799
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

86. IOR/L/PS/9/76/93

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/93
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to John Blankett
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, sent from Bagdad and dated 25 October 1799. Jones forwards a letter and enclosures from John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Con...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

87. IOR/L/PS/9/76/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/94
Title:
Commercial Report on the Durrani Empire
Scope & Content:
A report on trade between Turkey [Ottoman Empire], Persia [Iran], and the domains of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan]. The report details the imports from and exports to Turkey and Persia of Herat, Candahar [Kandahar], and Caboul [Kabul], with approximate values in rupees....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

88. IOR/L/PS/9/76/95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/95
Title:
Letters to John Barker from Peter Tooke and an Unnamed Source
Scope & Content:
Extracts of two letters addressed to John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo. The first letter (author unknown) was sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 13 October 1799. It reports developments in the French Revolutionary Wars in Europe, including civil unrest in France, a British expedition ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

89. IOR/L/PS/9/76/96

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/96
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to John Blankett
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, sent from Bagdad and dated 13 November 1799. The letter forwards dispatches and an intelligence report from Aleppo (not enclosed). Another ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

90. IOR/L/PS/9/76/97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/97
Title:
Correspondence regarding Transactions of Cochineal
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. Extracts and summaries of letters in French, Italian, and Arabic from Constantinople [Istanbul] dated 10 September-30 September 1799, concerning transactions of cochineal involving British-employed ‘Tartars’ [couriers]. 2. Letters from John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
10 Sept 1799-2 Nov 1799
Extent:
1 item (12 folios)