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381. IOR/L/PS/9/76/347

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/347
Title:
Part of a Letter from Samuel Manesty to Edward Stephenson
Scope & Content:
Part of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], to Captain Edward Stephenson, Commander of the ship Panther, sent from a camp near Kazeroon [Kazerun] and dated 6 March 1804. Manesty transfers his duties as Resident in Bussora [Basra] to Stephenson during his absence. The le...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

382. IOR/L/PS/9/76/355

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/355
Title:
Letters from William Bruce to Samuel Manesty and Jonathan Duncan
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of five letters: 1. A letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports the presence of the French privateer La Fortune off Bushire and its attacks...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1804-21 Oct 1804
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

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

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/363
Title:
Letters from William Bruce to Samuel Manesty and Jonathan Duncan
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of three letters: 1. A letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports the presence of the French privateer La Fortune off Bushire and attacks on...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1804-23 Oct 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

384. IOR/L/PS/9/76/376

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/376
Title:
Part of a Letter from Samuel Manesty to Edward Stephenson
Scope & Content:
Part of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], to Captain Edward Stephenson, Commander of the ship Panther, sent from a camp near Kazeroon [Kazerun] and dated 6 March 1804. The letter contains instructions to Stephenson for the execution of the duties of Resident in Bussor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

385. IOR/L/PS/9/71/46

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/71/46
Title:
‘Substance of a communication by an officer who deserted from the Russian camp’
Scope & Content:
The substance of a communication from a Russian officer who has deserted, along with a private, from Sheesha [Shusha] during the war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. The officer reported that Sheesha and the surrounding area are occupied by only a small number of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1827-Sep 1827
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

386. IOR/L/PS/9/76/92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/92
Title:
Report on Syria
Scope & Content:
A report compiled by John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, concerning the feasibility of a French army reaching the Euphrates and the entrance to the Persian Gulf from Syria. It covers issues including: The grain surplus in Aleppo Roads from Latichia [Latakia] and Alexandretta [Iskenderun] to the Eu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1799
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

387. IOR/L/PS/9/76/248

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/248
Title:
Correspondence of Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. Notes on a meeting between Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], and the Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] on 6 June 1802. The meeting mainly concerns the recent sack of Meshed Hossein [Shrine of Imām Huṣayn bin ‘Alī, Karbala] by the Wahabys [Wahhā...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1802-12 Jul 1802
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

388. IOR/L/PS/9/76/298

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/298
Title:
Correspondence of Jonathan Lovett
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. A report of intelligence received from Yezd [Yazd], signed by Jonathan Henry Lovett, Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], and dated 17 September 1803. The report describes affairs in Afghanistan and Khorasan, including the rule of Mahmoud [Mahmūd Shāh Durrānī], the movements of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1803-Sep 1803
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

389. IOR/L/PS/9/67/34

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/34
Title:
Extract of a Paper of Intelligence Respecting Zemann Shah
Scope & Content:
A translated extract from an intelligence paper dated Amrutsur [Amritsar], 28 Moharram 1216 AH [10 June 1801], concerning conflict in Afghanistan between Zemaun Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] and the supporters of his brother Mahmood [Mahmūd Durrāni]. The paper reports a battle near Ghizni [Ghaznī] l...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 June 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

390. IOR/L/PS/9/67/35

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/35
Title:
Translation of a Paper of Intelligence Respecting Zemann Shah
Scope & Content:
A translation of an intelligence paper dated Amrutsur [Amritsar], 1 Safar 1216 AH [14 June 1801], concerning conflict in Afghanistan between Zemaun Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] and the supporters of his brother Mahmood [Mahmūd Durrāni]. The paper reports the defection of Ahmed Khan Noorzee [Nūrzai]...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)