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11. IOR/L/PS/9/76/272

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/272
Title:
Bulletin from Bagdad
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

12. IOR/L/PS/9/76/273

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/273
Title:
Bulletin from Bagdad
Scope & Content:
The second 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], culminating in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1802
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

13. IOR/L/PS/9/76/8

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/8
Title:
Letter from Gilbert Seton to Samuel Wilks
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Gilbert Seton, Bengal Writer, to Samuel Wilks, Clerk to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Aleppo and dated 30 April 1781. Seton describes the progress of his journey to Aleppo towards India and reports on other traveller...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1781
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)

14. IOR/L/PS/9/76/14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/14
Title:
Letter from Gilbert Seton to Samuel Wilks
Scope & Content:
Two copies of a letter from Gilbert Seton, Bengal Writer, to Samuel Wilks, Clerk to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bussora [Basra] and dated 4 June 1781. The letter describes the progress of Seton’s journey from Aleppo to Bussora towards Indi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1781
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

15. IOR/L/PS/9/76/129

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/129
Title:
Letter from Richard Tanvarine to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Lieutenant Richard Tanvarine to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bagdad and dated 12 September 1800. The letter asks Jones to arrange payment for conveying dispatches to England.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sept 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

16. IOR/L/PS/9/76/289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/289
Title:
List of Packets sent by Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A list of mail sent to London by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 10 November 1802.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Nov 1802
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

17. IOR/L/PS/9/76/211

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/211
Title:
Reports from Georgia
Scope & Content:
A record of the interrogation of an Armenian named Stephan who had recently been in Tiflis [Tblisi] by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], on 8 January 1802. The interrogation relates to the state of affairs in Georgia under Russian occupation, the activities of members of Georgia’s ro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Jan 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

18. IOR/L/PS/9/76/10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/10
Title:
Extract of a Letter from Bussorah
Scope & Content:
An extract from an anonymous letter from Bussorah [Basra], dated 31 May 1781. Subjects covered include: The presumed death of a French traveller heading inland from Scanderoon [Iskenderun] The supposed loyalty of local ‘Arabs’ [tribes] to William Digges Latouche, Resident in Bussorah, after he h...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1781
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

19. IOR/L/PS/9/76/239

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/239
Title:
Accounts for the Baghdad Mission
Scope & Content:
A financial statement displaying payments made in Bagdad [Baghdad] on account of the East India Company in the period 1 May 1801-30 April 1802. The statement lists expenditure in rupees on household expenses, stables, diplomatic gifts, extraordinary expenses, and charges on merchandise. The st...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1802
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

20. IOR/L/PS/9/76/241

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/241
Title:
Accounts for the Baghdad Mission
Scope & Content:
A financial statement displaying the East India Company’s estimated monthly revenue and expenditure in rupees at the Bagdad [Baghdad] Mission for the period 1 May 1802-30 April 1803. The statement is signed by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad, and dated 30 April 1802.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1802
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)