Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Ainslie is optimistic for the success of a memorial he submitted to the Porte requesting that British packet boats be admitted to Suez. Dated Constantinople
Copy of letter from Carteret to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Considers plan and estimates cost of establishing a postal service via Suez. Service not to begin until June 1788, pending an Act of Parliament. Marked "U.P." Dated General Post Office
Letter from George Baldwin to the Court of Directors. Reports on Capitan Pasha's campaign against the rebel Beys in Upper Egypt. Seeks additional time to achieve his objectives as the unsettled state of Egypt has made it more difficult. Dated Alexandria
Covering note from William Fraser to C.W. Boughton Rouse for Board for India Affairs. Forwards letter from Ainslie to Carmarthen. Dated Whitehall, 12 July 1787 Received 13 July 1787.
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports on meeting with the Reis Effendi. Ainslie claims the same rights for England to navigate the Red Sea as France appears to enjoy. Dated Constantinople
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Fears Beys have gained strength and states unease at lack of news from Egypt. Dated Constantinople
Copy of a letter from George Baldwin to Sir Robert Ainslie. Reports arrival of French frigate in Suez and that Ottoman army returning to Cairo having left a strong post on the Egyptian frontier to prevent return of rebels. Dated Cairo
Letter from George Baldwin to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports Turkish declaration of war against Russia and Russian relations with the Beys. Asks for progress details of Ainslie's negotiations at the Porte over Suez. States that French are expecting a merchant ship at Suez. Dated Alexandria
Letter from George Baldwin to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports the imminent departure of Capitan Pasha, and changes made to the Egyptian constitution. Pasha promises Baldwin to raise the issue of Suez as a communications route with the Porte. Dated Alexandria