Copy of letter from the Company to George Baldwin. States that future charges to the Company's account should be at current exchange rates without additional premiums. Requests help for Captain Richard Matthews travelling via Suez to Madras. Dated London
Copy of letter from the Company to George Baldwin. Requests help for James Nowlan and Mark Wood, bearers of the letter, and states that Company are arranging a salary for Baldwin. Dated London
Copy of letter from George Smith, Fort St George, to Sir Robert Ainslie. Reports that the President of the Council, Lord Pigot, has been overthrown by a military force led by the Commander-in-Chief of the army. Dated Fort St George, 10 October 1776. Received in Constantinople, 20 February 1777. R...
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to Lord Weymouth. Fears that France is about to reopen trade with India via Suez and that George Baldwin has been commissioned to transmit various fortunes from India to Europe. Dated Constantinople
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to Lord Weymouth. Ainslie will not make Baldwin a consul for Cairo as this would imply accepting responsibility for his transactions. Dated Constantinople, 4 January 1779 Received 17 February 1779
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to Lord Weymouth. Reports that, in order to evade the Porte's restriction, Company servants have traded under different flags, resulting in several European deaths and the confiscation of property. Repeats request for new agent in Cairo. Dated Constanti...
Translated copy of Order from the Porte to the Pasha, the Judge and the 'Sceichul Beled' of Cairo. Orders the release of the English travellers and the return of their belongings. Marked "No.4." Dated Constantinople
Translated copy of Order from the Porte to the Pasha, the Judge and the Sceichul Beled of Cairo. Orders the release of the English travellers and the return of their belongings. Marked "No.4." Dated Constantinople
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to Lord Weymouth. Ainslie has persuaded the Porte to detach the government of Basra from Baghdad and give authority to Suleiman Aga, a friend of the Company factory in Basra. Dated Constantinople