Letter from George Baldwin to the Court of Directors. Reports arrival in Egypt. Temporary appointments of James Wilfermax as Baldwin's Deputy in Alexandria; Mr Adarno de Marco as Interpreter; and Hajji 'Descrih' as Agent in Suez. Dated Alexandria, 12 January 1787 Read in Court, 18 April 1787.
Copy of cipher letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports on continuance of plague and current state of European relations with the Porte. Fears war between Turkey and Russia over a disputed claim to Georgia. Lack of contact with Cairo due to Egyptian rebellion. Marked "...
Copy of a letter from Signior Stellio Raffaelli, British agent at Scio, to Sir Robert Ainslie. Reports great attention paid by the Porte to his representation about Scio.
Extract of a letter from George Baldwin to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports unavoidable charge for presents to Capitan Pasha. Dated Cairo, 11 April 1787 Received from Mr Fraser, 26 July 1787.
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Ainslie is optimistic for the success of a memorial he submitted to the Porte requesting that British packet boats be admitted to Suez. Dated Constantinople
Copy of letter from Carteret to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Considers plan and estimates cost of establishing a postal service via Suez. Service not to begin until June 1788, pending an Act of Parliament. Marked "U.P." Dated General Post Office
Letter from George Baldwin to the Court of Directors. Reports on Capitan Pasha's campaign against the rebel Beys in Upper Egypt. Seeks additional time to achieve his objectives as the unsettled state of Egypt has made it more difficult. Dated Alexandria
Covering note from William Fraser to C.W. Boughton Rouse for Board for India Affairs. Forwards letter from Ainslie to Carmarthen. Dated Whitehall, 12 July 1787 Received 13 July 1787.
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports on meeting with the Reis Effendi. Ainslie claims the same rights for England to navigate the Red Sea as France appears to enjoy. Dated Constantinople