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101. IOR/L/PS/9/76/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/13
Title:
Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
Scope & Content:
Three letters from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company]. The first letter, sent from Bussora and dated 1 May 1781, covers subjects including: Repo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1781-15 Jun 1781
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

102. IOR/L/PS/9/76/172

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/172
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 3 September 1801. Jones states that he is planning to leave Bagdad for a location south of the city along with the Residency staff, despite the obj...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

103. IOR/L/PS/9/76/180

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/180
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 3 September 1801. Jones states that he is planning to leave Bagdad for a location south of the city along with the Residency staff, despite the obj...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

104. IOR/L/PS/9/76/214

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/214
Title:
Reports from the Caucasus. Letters to Harford Jones from Samuel Manesty and Robert Rickards
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of four letters: 1. Translations of two anonymous letters to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], with dates in cypher. The letters concern Russian activity in the Caucasus, including an attack on Erivan [Yerevan] by Prince Daoud [David] of Georgia with Russian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1801-8 Jan 1802
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

105. IOR/L/PS/9/76/223

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/223
Title:
Bulletin of Intelligence from Kaboul and Kandahar
Scope & Content:
A bulletin of intelligence from Afghanistan, written in French and dated 9 March 1802. The bulletin relays information from a messenger and merchants in Kaboul [Kabul], including: reports that Shugia al Mulk [Shujā’ al-Mulk Durrānī] has taken refuge near Pishaver [Peshawar]; the consolidation o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

106. IOR/L/PS/9/76/226

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/226
Title:
Reports from Persia
Scope & Content:
This item contains translated extracts of two letters from Persia [Iran] received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], on 11 May 1802: 1. A letter from Meerza Bozurg [Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān Farāhānī, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia]. The letter implores Jones to leave Bagdad for his ow...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

107. IOR/L/PS/9/76/232

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/232
Title:
Correspondence of Harford Jones with Marquess Wellesley and Peter Tooke
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 19 April 1802. Jones reports news from Bagdad including: the departure of the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Gover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1802-19 Apr 1802
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

108. IOR/L/PS/9/76/245

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/245
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Marquess Wellesley and Jonathan Duncan
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 20 June 1802. The letter forwards intercepted letters from a French traveller in Caboul [Kabul] (catalogued as IO...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1802-20 Jun 1802
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)

109. IOR/L/PS/9/76/246

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/246
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Marquess Wellesley
Scope & Content:
A copy of a secret dispatch from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 21 June 1802. Jones forwards correspondence (attached) concerning the Persian [Iranian] reaction to the sack of Meshed Hossein [Shrine of I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1802-23 Jun 1802
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

110. IOR/L/PS/9/76/248

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/248
Title:
Correspondence of Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. Notes on a meeting between Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], and the Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] on 6 June 1802. The meeting mainly concerns the recent sack of Meshed Hossein [Shrine of Imām Huṣayn bin ‘Alī, Karbala] by the Wahabys [Wahhā...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1802-12 Jul 1802
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)