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Language French Subject French Campaign in Egypt and the Levant (1798-1801) Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

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/9/76/70

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/70
Title:
Letters from Constantinople
Scope & Content:
This item contains two documents: 1. A letter from John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 10 April 1799. Spencer Smith forwards a packet of letters to Jones, including an Ara...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
10 Apr 1799-14 Apr 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/9/76/75

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/75
Title:
Correspondence regarding the French Revolutionary Wars
Scope & Content:
This item contains seven documents relating to the French Revolutionary Wars in the Levant and Italy: 1. A copy of a letter from Sir William Sidney Smith, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Levant, to Captain Wilson, Agent of the East India Company in Judda [Jeddah], sent from HMS T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
6 May 1799-20 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/9/76/100

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/100
Title:
Letter from Sir William Sidney Smith to John Barker. Letters from Jonathan Duncan to Harford Jones and Samuel Manesty
Scope & Content:
This item contains two letters with enclosures: 1. A copy of a letter from Sir William Sidney Smith, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Levant, to John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, sent from HMS Tigre off Limasol [Limassol] and dated 12 October 1799. The letter concerns difficulties...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
12 Oct 1799-16 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)