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541. IOR/L/PS/9/76/82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/82
Title:
Letters from John Blankett to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
Three letters and one part of an additional letter from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from HMS Leopard in Mocha Roads and dated 16 April-15 June 1799. Blankett forwards information collect...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1799-15 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

542. IOR/L/PS/9/76/112

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/112
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 20 April 1800. The letter reports a meeting between Jones and the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad], at which the Pashaw voiced hi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1800
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

543. IOR/L/PS/9/76/133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/133
Title:
Letter from John Blankett to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from HMS Leopard at Jedda [Jeddah] and dated 30 June 1800. The letter introduces Lieutenant Richard Tanvarine, whom Blankett has sent ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

544. IOR/L/PS/9/76/174

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/174
Title:
Letter from Lord Elgin to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 3 August 1801. The letter concerns a dispute between Jones and the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad], admonishi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

545. IOR/L/PS/9/76/188

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/188
Title:
Letter from Baron Minto to Peter Tooke
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two documents: 1. A letter from Baron Minto, HM Envoy Extraordinary to Austria, to Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], sent from Vienna and dated 28 July 1801. The letter forwards an abstract of a treaty between Britain and Rus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1801
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

546. IOR/L/PS/9/76/280

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/280
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 Maghil [Al Ma’qil] and dated 15 October 1802. The letter concerns the appointment of Aly Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad, reporting that calm has pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

547. IOR/L/PS/9/76/350

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/350
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty to Lord Wellesley
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

548. IOR/L/PS/9/76/71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/71
Title:
Report on the Vhabi [Wahhabi]
Scope & Content:
A report in French on the Vhabis [Wahhabi movement] collected by John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul]. The report covers: the ideology and history of the movement since 1743; the geography of Nedged [Najd]; the territorial conquests of the movement and its ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

549. IOR/L/PS/9/76/75

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/75
Title:
Correspondence regarding the French Revolutionary Wars
Scope & Content:
This item contains seven documents relating to the French Revolutionary Wars in the Levant and Italy: 1. A copy of a letter from Sir William Sidney Smith, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Levant, to Captain Wilson, Agent of the East India Company in Judda [Jeddah], sent from HMS T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
6 May 1799-20 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

550. IOR/L/PS/9/67/18

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/67/18
Title:
Copy of a letter signed by James Morier, Private Secretary, enclosed in a letter from Sir Harford Jones to the Secret Committee
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter written in numerical code, signed by James Justinian Morier, Private Secretary to Sir Harford Jones, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia [Iran]. ‘Bombay 28 April 1808’ and ‘Sir H. Jones to the Governor General’ is written on the verso of folio 10, pres...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1808-30 Apr 1808
Extent:

1 item (10 folios)