A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bussora and dated 5 October 1801. The letter concerns the transit of mail and arrangements for a meeting between Jones and Manesty at Coote [Kut].
A letter in Farsi from the Pasha of Bagdad [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] to David Scott, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The letter expresses friendship, acknowledges receipt of a letter, and forwards various correspondence.
Letters from Harford Jones to Jonathan Duncan and Lord Wellesley
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Copies of letters from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, and Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 8 December 1801. The letters forward correspondence received from the Secret Committee of the Court of Direc...
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], sent from Bagdad and dated 10 July 1802. The letter concerns a ‘Tartar’ (courier) named Alyanac employed by the East India Company. Jones also forwa...
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], sent from Bagdad and dated 10 July 1802. The letter concerns a ‘Tartar’ (courier) named Alyanac employed by the East India Company. Jones also forwa...
Letters from Harford Jones to Jonathan Duncan and Lieutenant-Colonel Harcourt
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This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bagdad and dated 31 May 1802. The letter concerns payment for a shipment of gunpowder for the Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghd...
Remarks by Harford Jones on a Letter from Peter Tooke
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Remarks by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], on a letter from Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], dated 22 September 1802. Jones discusses arrangements for the transit of mail between Constantinople and Bagdad, defending the payment of gratuitie...
Letters from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin and Peter Tooke
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This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 8 October 1802. The letter concerns arrangements for the succession of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Go...
Remarks by Harford Jones on a Letter from Peter Tooke
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An extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 20 August 1802, with remarks by Harford Jones dated 22 September 1802. Jones discusses arrangements for the t...
A copy of a letter from Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipoteniary to the Ottoman Empire, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bonyakdere [Büyükdere] and dated 7 August 1802. The letter concerns the transit of correspondence.