An extract of the Governor of Bombay’s commands to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], dated 13 April 1801. The commands concern expenditure on conveying mail from Bussora to Bombay [Mumbai] on a private ship owned by Manesty.
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bussora and dated 14 August 1803. Manesty contests the expenditure allowed by the Governor for the conveyance of mail from Bussora to Bombay [Mumbai] on a private ship owned by...
An extract of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 20 September 1801. The letter reports the receipt of mail from the Governor-General.
An extract of a letter from Colonel William Kirkpatrick, Private Secretary to the Governor-General of Bengal, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Calcutta [Kolkata] and dated 27 October 1800. The letter communicates the Governor-General’s approval of Manesty’s arrangements...
An extract of a letter from Colonel William Kirkpatrick, Private Secretary to the Governor-General of Bengal, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Calcutta [Kolkata] and dated 27 December 1800. The letter communicates the Governor-General’s approval of Manesty’s arrangement...
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bussora and dated 20 September 1801. Manesty defends his conduct in chartering private ships owned by himself to carry dispatches to India at the East India Company’s expense.
A copy of a letter from Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], received 16 September 1802. The letter concerns Manesty’s conduct in chartering a ship owned by himself to carry dispatches to India at the East India Company’s expense.
Part of a Letter from Samuel Manesty to Edward Stephenson
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Part of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], to Captain Edward Stephenson, Commander of the ship Panther, sent from a camp near Kazeroon [Kazerun] and dated 6 March 1804. Manesty transfers his duties as Resident in Bussora [Basra] to Stephenson during his absence. The le...
Letters from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones, John Barker, Peter Tooke and Coja Cawork Doud
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This item contains copies of letters from Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], to: Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad]; John Barker, Consul in Aleppo; Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul]; and Coja Cawork Doud [Khawājah Kevork Dāwūd], Broker...
Letters from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones and the Chairman of the Court of Directors
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This item contains copies of two letters: 1. A letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad], sent from Bussora and dated November 1804. The letter reports Manesty’s return to Bussora and discusses the transit of mail, forwarding various...