A translation, mostly in cypher, of a letter from an informant of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]. The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter to Charles Mills, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 19 February 1802 (catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/218).
A translation of an intercepted letter from a French author in Caboul [Kabul] to a correspondent in Spanish Biscay, dated 8 March 1802. The author recounts his journey across India via Cachemire [Kashmir] to Caboul in a time of civil war, describes his situation in Caboul, and expresses his hop...
A translation of an intercepted letter from Caboul [Kaboul] from a French author to a correspondent in Paris, dated 8 March 1802. The author recounts his journey across India via Cachemire [Kashmir] to Caboul in a period of civil war, describes his situation in Caboul, and expresses his hope to...
A translation of a letter from an informant of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 3 May 1802. The letter concerns commercial transactions in Reshed [Rashd] and Cazvin [Qazvin]. This letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 2...
A fragment of an intercepted letter from Caboul [Kabul] dated 8 March 1802. The remainder of the letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/236. This letter was enclosed in the letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 20 June 1...
A table displaying the troops, artillery, and military supplies available for service in Bagdad [Baghdad], signed John Raymond, Conductor of Stores in Bagdad, and dated 14 June 1800.
An abstract of disbursements made at Bagdad [Baghdad] on account of the East India Company for February and March 1802. The abstract details expenditure in rupees on: rent; provisions; salaries; transmitting mail and paying messengers; presents; and extraordinary expenses, including hosting the...
The first part of a bulletin written by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], and dated 20 September 1802. The bulletin describes a struggle for power in Bagdad between Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] and the Janissary Aga [Commander of the local Janissary corps], in particular a batt...