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036-000544463 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Subject Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)

1. IOR/L/PS/9/76/295

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/295
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty to John Barker
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to John Barker, Consul in Aleppo, dated 18 July 1803. The letter concerns intelligence previously reported by Barker that Lord Whitworth, HM Ambassador to France, has left his post, suggesting an imminent resumption of hos...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1803
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/9/76/296

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/296
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Marquess Wellesley
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from the ship Fury and dated 12 July 1803. The letter forwards various correspondence, in particular reports suggesting a resumption of hostilities between Britain and F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jul 1803
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

3. 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)

4. IOR/L/PS/9/76/377

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/377
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty to Lord Wellesley
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bussora and dated 11 January 1805. The letter reports the departure from Bussora of ships carrying mail to India, including news of the outbreak of war between Brita...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1805
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/9/76/378

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/378
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 Bagdat [Baghdad], sent from Bussora and dated 13 January 1805. The letter concerns the transit of mail between Britain and India, including mail salvaged from the captured ship Shannon and news of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1805
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/76/290

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/290
Title:
Letters from Samuel Briggs and Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Samuel Briggs, Proconsul and Agent of the Levant Company in Alexandria, to Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], sent from Alexandria and dated 19 October 1802. The letter reports: the departure of L...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1802-10 Nov 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/9/76/207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/207
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to the Shah of Persia
Scope & Content:
A translation of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad, to the Shah of Persia [Iran] [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār], dated 21 Rejeb [Rajab] (27 November 1801). The letter informs the Shah that a preliminary peace treaty between Britain and France was signed in London [Treaty of London, 1801].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/9/76/329

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/329
Title:
Letters from Samuel Manesty to Charles Keys and Lord Wellesley
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Captain Charles Keys, Commander of the ship Antelope, sent from Bussora and dated 15 November 1803. The letter contains instructions for transporting dispatches to Bombay [Mumbai] concern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Nov 1803
Extent:
1 item (9 folios)

9. 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)

10. 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)