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1. IOR/L/PS/9/76/42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/42
Title:
Enclosure in Letter from Harford Jones to Henry Dundas of 31 Oct 1798
Scope & Content:
A copy of the proclamation written by General Napoleon Bonaparte after capturing Alexandria, dated 13 Messidor of Year VI of the French Revolution/Muharram 1213 (1 July 1798). The proclamation declares the end of the rule of the Mamelukes in Egypt and criticises the Mameluke rulers. It denies t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1 Jul 1798
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/9/76/260

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/260
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Alexander Stratton with enclosures
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 30 August 1802. The letter forwards reports from Persia [Iran] of military preparations believed to be related to a campaign a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
26 May 1802-30 Aug 1802
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)