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1. IOR/L/PS/9/76/297

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/297
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty to Lord Wellesley
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bussora and dated 10 September 1803. The letter concerns the threat from the Whahabees [Wahhābī movement] to Bussora and to line...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1803-10 Sep 1803
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/9/76/102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/102
Title:
Trade Reports on Bagdad and Bussora
Scope & Content:
This item contains two trade reports compiled by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]: 1. Tables displaying goods imported to Bagdad from Bussora [Basra], other parts of the Ottoman Empire, and Persia [Iran] and their approximate annual value in piastres. Attached are notes concerning ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c. 1799
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)