An extract of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 20 September 1801. The letter reports the receipt of mail from the Governor-General.
An extract of a letter from Colonel William Kirkpatrick, Private Secretary to the Governor-General of Bengal, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Calcutta [Kolkata] and dated 27 October 1800. The letter communicates the Governor-General’s approval of Manesty’s arrangements...
An extract of a letter from Colonel William Kirkpatrick, Private Secretary to the Governor-General of Bengal, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Calcutta [Kolkata] and dated 27 December 1800. The letter communicates the Governor-General’s approval of Manesty’s arrangement...
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bussora and dated 20 September 1801. Manesty defends his conduct in chartering private ships owned by himself to carry dispatches to India at the East India Company’s expense.
A copy of a letter from Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], received 16 September 1802. The letter concerns Manesty’s conduct in chartering a ship owned by himself to carry dispatches to India at the East India Company’s expense.
A note in Farsi from the Bacha of Bagdat [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], received 10 October 1804. An English version of this document is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/360.
Part of a Letter from Samuel Manesty to Edward Stephenson
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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...
Letters from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones, John Barker, Peter Tooke and Coja Cawork Doud
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This item contains copies of letters from Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], to: Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad]; John Barker, Consul in Aleppo; Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul]; and Coja Cawork Doud [Khawājah Kevork Dāwūd], Broker...
This item contains three letters between Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], and Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad]: 1. An extract of a letter from Manesty to Jones dated 18 July 1804. Manesty states that he intends to travel to Bussora [Basra] via Bagdat and expects to be r...
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from the Royal camp at Sultania [Soltaniyeh] and dated 6 July 1804. Manesty reports his arrival at the Royal camp and his audience with the King [Shāh] of Persia [Fatḥ...