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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/9/76/226

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/226
Title:
Reports from Persia
Scope & Content:
This item contains translated extracts of two letters from Persia [Iran] received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], on 11 May 1802: 1. A letter from Meerza Bozurg [Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān Farāhānī, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia]. The letter implores Jones to leave Bagdad for his ow...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/9/76/276

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/276
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Alexander Stratton
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 23 September 1802. The letter concerns events in Bagdad since the death of the Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā], the issue of suc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/9/76/248

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/248
Title:
Correspondence of Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. Notes on a meeting between Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], and the Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] on 6 June 1802. The meeting mainly concerns the recent sack of Meshed Hossein [Shrine of Imām Huṣayn bin ‘Alī, Karbala] by the Wahabys [Wahhā...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1802-12 Jul 1802
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/9/76/249

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/249
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Wellesley
Scope & Content:
A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 20 June 1802. The letter forwards intercepted letters from a French traveller in Caboul [Kabul], attached. Jones pledges to continue to monitor this correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1802-20 Jun 1802
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/9/76/251

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/251
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Alexander Stratton
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 4 July 1802. The letter concerns the expected death of Soliman Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] and successi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jul 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/9/76/245

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/245
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Marquess Wellesley and Jonathan Duncan
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 20 June 1802. The letter forwards intercepted letters from a French traveller in Caboul [Kabul] (catalogued as IO...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1802-20 Jun 1802
Extent:
1 item (3 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/9/76/232

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/232
Title:
Correspondence of Harford Jones with Marquess Wellesley and Peter Tooke
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 19 April 1802. Jones reports news from Bagdad including: the departure of the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Gover...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1802-19 Apr 1802
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/9/76/206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/206
Title:
Reports from Afghanistan
Scope & Content:
A copy of an anonymous letter in French forwarding reports from Afghanistan, copied by Harford Jones and dated Bagdad [Baghdad], 18 December 1801. The letter reports widespread alienation from Chah Mahmood [Mahmūd Shāh Durrānī], divisions amongst Chah Mahmood’s troops in Kaboul [Kabul], and lar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
18 Dec 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)