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032-000538283 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Resident, Bushire, 1763-1822

1. IOR/L/PS/9/76/379

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/379
Title:
Letter from Jonathan Lovett to Hosyn Aly Mirza
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Jonathan Henry Lovett, Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to Hosyn Aly Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fars], sent from Bushire and dated 30 June 1803. Lovett thanks Hosyn Aly Mirza for an earlier letter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1781-1805
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/9/67/11

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/11
Title:
‘Memorandum Respecting the Trade with Persia. –’
Scope & Content:
A copy of a memorandum on trade between Great Britain and Persia [Iran], and competition from trade between Russia and Persia, by Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire [Būshehr]. The memorandum was enclosed in a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1809-5 Dec 1809
Extent:

1 item (2 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/9/76/325

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/325
Title:
Letters from Thomas Megson and Jonathan Lovett
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of three letters: 1. A letter from Captain Thomas Megson, Commander of the ship Rahim Shah, to the Commander of any ship under English colours, sent from Muscat, and dated 7 October 1803.The letter describes an encounter with a French frigate at Muscat. 2. A letter fr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Oct 1803-28 Oct 1803
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/9/76/364

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/364
Title:
Letters from William Bruce to Jonathan Duncan
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of three letters: 1. Part of a letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident in Bushire [Bushehr] to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports attacks on British ships in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] by the French privatee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Oct 1804-21 Oct 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/9/76/333

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/333
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bussora and dated 17 December 1803. Manesty reports that he intends to leave Bussora on a diplomatic mission to the Court of Persia [Iran] in Tehran, asking Jones to fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1803
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/76/334

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/334
Title:
Letters between Samuel Manesty and Jonathan Lovett
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Jonathan Henry Lovett, Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bushire and dated 1 December 1803. Lovett reports that he has been summoned to the Court of Persia [Iran] in Tehran to add...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1803-17 Dec 1803
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. IOR/L/PS/9/76/72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/72
Title:
Letters to Harford Jones from Contacts in Persia
Scope & Content:
Translations of three Persian letters received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]: 1. A letter from Meerza Bozurg [Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān Farāhānī, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia] concerning the mission of Meerza Mehedi Ally Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān Bahadūr, Resident in Bushehr] t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 May 1799-11 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)