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361. IOR/L/PS/9/76/183

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/183
Title:
Report on Georgia
Scope & Content:
Information on Georgia received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], on 6 September 1801 from a merchant who arrived in Bagdad from Tiflis [Tblisi]. The merchant reports: an attempt by Alexander, the brother of the Ruler of Georgia Goorgeen Khan [King Giorgi XII of Kartli-Kakheti], t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

362. IOR/L/PS/9/76/243

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/243
Title:
Reports from the Caucasus
Scope & Content:
Translations of two letters from an informant of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 3 and 8 May 1802. The letters concern Russian activity in the Caucasus and Caspian Sea, reporting: movements of Russian troops and ships; embassies from Shaku [Shaki] and Shirvan [Sirvan] to Tehr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1802-8 May 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

363. IOR/L/PS/9/76/99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/99
Title:
Report on the sinking of HMS Trincomalee
Scope & Content:
An extract of a report on proceedings on board the East India Company cruiser Comet by Lieutenant James Fortescue, dated 8 October 1799. The report describes a battle with French ships, including the captured ship Pearl, en route from Bombay [Mumbai] to Bussora [Basra], during which HMS Trincom...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

364. IOR/L/PS/9/76/131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/131
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
Two letters from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 23 October 1800. The letters cover issues including: Elgin’s grant of a Birat [commission] to Morad (also known as Mordechai) Coen, a Jewish merchant in B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

365. IOR/L/PS/9/76/169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/169
Title:
Letter from Peter Tooke to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 1 August 1801. The letter concerns the transit of mail and issues involving ‘Tartars’ [couriers], and forward...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

366. IOR/L/PS/9/76/173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/173
Title:
Letter from Peter Tooke to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 1 August 1801. The letter concerns the transit of mail and issues concerning ‘Tartars’ [couriers], forwarding...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

367. IOR/L/PS/9/76/179

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/179
Title:
Letter from Peter Tooke to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 1 August 1801. The letter concerns the transit of mail and issues involving ‘Tartars’ [couriers], and forward...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

368. IOR/L/PS/9/76/352

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/352
Title:
Letter from John Cumming to Samuel Manesty
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Captain John Cumming, Commander of the brig Trimmer, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bussora and dated 29 December 1804. The letter reports attacks on the Trimmer and other ships in the Persian Gulf by ‘pirates’, which Cumming attributes to the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

369. IOR/L/PS/9/76/375

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/375
Title:
Letter from Robert Babcock to Samuel Manesty
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Captain Robert Babcock, Commander of the ship Shannon, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussorah [Basra], sent from Basra and dated 29 December 1804. Babcock describes the capture of the Shannon by the Gausemee Arabs [al-Qawāsim] and his subsequent journey to Bushire [Bush...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

370. IOR/L/PS/9/76/240

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/240
Title:
Accounts for the Baghdad Mission
Scope & Content:
A financial statement showing the balance of the East India Company’s Cash Account at the Bagdad [Baghdad] Mission and expenditure in rupees on household expenses, stables, diplomatic gifts, extraordinary expenses, and charges on merchandise in the month of April 1802. The statement is signed b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)