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

91. IOR/L/PS/9/76/91

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/91
Title:
Letter from John Spencer Smith to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 17 August 1799. The letter forwards a report on the movements of French and Spanish warships for the attention of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1799-17 Aug 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

92. 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)

93. IOR/L/PS/9/76/93

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/93
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to John Blankett
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, sent from Bagdad and dated 25 October 1799. Jones forwards a letter and enclosures from John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Con...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

94. IOR/L/PS/9/76/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/94
Title:
Commercial Report on the Durrani Empire
Scope & Content:
A report on trade between Turkey [Ottoman Empire], Persia [Iran], and the domains of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan]. The report details the imports from and exports to Turkey and Persia of Herat, Candahar [Kandahar], and Caboul [Kabul], with approximate values in rupees....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

95. IOR/L/PS/9/76/95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/95
Title:
Letters to John Barker from Peter Tooke and an Unnamed Source
Scope & Content:
Extracts of two letters addressed to John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo. The first letter (author unknown) was sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 13 October 1799. It reports developments in the French Revolutionary Wars in Europe, including civil unrest in France, a British expedition ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

96. IOR/L/PS/9/76/96

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/96
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to John Blankett
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, sent from Bagdad and dated 13 November 1799. The letter forwards dispatches and an intelligence report from Aleppo (not enclosed). Another ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

97. 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)

98. IOR/L/PS/9/76/98

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/98
Title:
Report on Copper in the Taurus Mountains
Scope & Content:
A report on copper extraction and export from the Taurus Mountains, with recommended arrangements for the East India Company’s purchases of copper. Attached are appendices detailing Ottoman measures of weight, exchange rates of Ottoman piastres, and prospective woollen imports to Bagdad [Baghd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1799
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

99. IOR/L/PS/9/76/99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/99
Title:
Report on the sinking of HMS Trincomalee
Scope & Content:
An extract of a report on proceedings on board the East India Company cruiser Comet by Lieutenant James Fortescue, dated 8 October 1799. The report describes a battle with French ships, including the captured ship Pearl, en route from Bombay [Mumbai] to Bussora [Basra], during which HMS Trincom...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

100. 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)