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2411. IOR/L/PS/9/76/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/94
Title:
Commercial Report on the Durrani Empire
Scope & Content:
A report on trade between Turkey [Ottoman Empire], Persia [Iran], and the domains of Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghanistan]. The report details the imports from and exports to Turkey and Persia of Herat, Candahar [Kandahar], and Caboul [Kabul], with approximate values in rupees....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2412. IOR/L/PS/9/76/95

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/95
Title:
Letters to John Barker from Peter Tooke and an Unnamed Source
Scope & Content:
Extracts of two letters addressed to John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo. The first letter (author unknown) was sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 13 October 1799. It reports developments in the French Revolutionary Wars in Europe, including civil unrest in France, a British expedition ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2413. IOR/L/PS/9/76/96

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/96
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to John Blankett
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, sent from Bagdad and dated 13 November 1799. The letter forwards dispatches and an intelligence report from Aleppo (not enclosed). Another ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2414. IOR/L/PS/9/76/97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/97
Title:
Correspondence regarding Transactions of Cochineal
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. Extracts and summaries of letters in French, Italian, and Arabic from Constantinople [Istanbul] dated 10 September-30 September 1799, concerning transactions of cochineal involving British-employed ‘Tartars’ [couriers]. 2. Letters from John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
10 Sept 1799-2 Nov 1799
Extent:
1 item (12 folios)

2415. IOR/L/PS/9/76/98

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/98
Title:
Report on Copper in the Taurus Mountains
Scope & Content:
A report on copper extraction and export from the Taurus Mountains, with recommended arrangements for the East India Company’s purchases of copper. Attached are appendices detailing Ottoman measures of weight, exchange rates of Ottoman piastres, and prospective woollen imports to Bagdad [Baghd...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1799
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

2416. IOR/L/PS/9/76/99

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/99
Title:
Report on the sinking of HMS Trincomalee
Scope & Content:
An extract of a report on proceedings on board the East India Company cruiser Comet by Lieutenant James Fortescue, dated 8 October 1799. The report describes a battle with French ships, including the captured ship Pearl, en route from Bombay [Mumbai] to Bussora [Basra], during which HMS Trincom...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

2417. IOR/L/PS/9/76/100

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/100
Title:
Letter from Sir William Sidney Smith to John Barker. Letters from Jonathan Duncan to Harford Jones and Samuel Manesty
Scope & Content:
This item contains two letters with enclosures: 1. A copy of a letter from Sir William Sidney Smith, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Levant, to John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, sent from HMS Tigre off Limasol [Limassol] and dated 12 October 1799. The letter concerns difficulties...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
12 Oct 1799-16 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

2418. IOR/L/PS/9/76/101

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/101
Title:
Letter from Henry Fawcett to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Henry Fawcett, Accountant-General and Civil Auditor of the Government of Bombay, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bombay Castle [Mumbai] and dated 21 September 1799. The letter states that Jones’s accounts for the period September 1798-June 1799...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sept 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2419. 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)

2420. IOR/L/PS/9/76/103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/103
Title:
Letters from Lord Elgin to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
Two letters from Lord Elgin, newly appointed HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]. The first letter, sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 16 November 1799, announces Elgin’s arrival in Constantinople and assumption of his duties, offers as...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1799-21 Dec 199
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

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