Extract of a letter from William Pulteney to Henry Dundas. Forwards letter by Mrs Baldwin concerning the Baldwins' need for a Government commission, not just a Company appointment.
Extract of a letter from Robert Richie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. States arrangements that Richie has made for the passage of Mr Rayne to Latakia. Dated Venice, 1 October 1784 Read 21 December 1784 "H.D"
Extract of a letter from Robert Richie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. States arrangements that Richie has made for the passage of Mr Rayne to Latakia. Dated Venice
(Muslim calendar: 27 day of Rajab 1208.) Copy of treaty negotiated by George Baldwin, Ibrahim Bey and Murat Bey. Treaty grants British ships to enter any port within the Government of Egypt, providing agreed duties are paid. Daed Cairo
Abstracts of letters from Mr Tooke to the Court of Directors Negotiates payment details in the light of the variable rate of exchange at Constantinople.
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports the voluntary surrender of Cairo to Capitan Pasha (Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Turkish High Admiral, 1774-1789, and later Grand Wazir) and anticipates the end of the Beys' rebellion. Dated Constantinople
Extract of a letter from the Levant Company to Sir Robert Ainslie. Concerned that Baldwin's attempts to open the Suez route will anger the Porte and be detrimental to the trade of the Levant Company. Marked "U.P." Dated London
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