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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/9/76 Subject Couriers

1. IOR/L/PS/9/76/88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/88
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 8 October 1799. Jones complains of the difficulties of hiring ‘Tartars’ [couriers] from the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/9/76/97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/97
Title:
Correspondence regarding Transactions of Cochineal
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. Extracts and summaries of letters in French, Italian, and Arabic from Constantinople [Istanbul] dated 10 September-30 September 1799, concerning transactions of cochineal involving British-employed ‘Tartars’ [couriers]. 2. Letters from John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
10 Sept 1799-2 Nov 1799
Extent:
1 item (12 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/9/76/120

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/120
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 16 July 1800. The letter concerns routes of communication between Bussora [Basra] and Constantinople [Istanbul], recommending the route via Bagdad ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/9/76/135

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/135
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
Copies of three letters from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. The first letter, sent from Bagdad and dated 23 August 1800, concerns the transit of mail and the arrest and banishment by the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1800-12 Sept 1800
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/9/76/136

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/136
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to John Barker
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, dated 24 August 1800. The letter complains of the conduct of couriers carrying dispatches from Aleppo to Bagdad, and asks Barker to take steps to address this.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/76/141

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/141
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Peter Tooke and Jonathan Duncan
Scope & Content:
Copies of three letters sent by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]: 1. A letter from Harford Jones to Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], sent from Bagdad and dated 12 November 1800. The letter concerns ‘Tartars’ [couriers] employed by the East In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1800-10 Dec 1800
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/9/76/149

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/149
Title:
Letters between Harford Jones and Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 6 April 1801. Jones complains of the difficulties of hiring ‘Tartars’ [couriers] in Bagdad and again presses Elg...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1801-6 Apr 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/9/76/156

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/156
Title:
Letters between Harford Jones, Henry Dundas and Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of three letters: 1. A letter from Henry Dundas, President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Wimbledon and dated 16 March 1801, forwarding a letter to Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governor...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1801-19 May 1801
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/9/76/157

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/157
Title:
Extract of a Letter from Peter Tooke to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, East India Company Agent in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 27 March 1801. The letter concerns a labour shortage of ‘Tartars’ [couriers]. Tooke stresses the need to employ four couriers exclusively for car...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Mar 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

10. 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)