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171. IOR/L/PS/9/76/300

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/300
Title:
Letter to Ali Pasha
Scope & Content:
A letter in Farsi to the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] concerning Mahomed Nejeeb Beg [Muḥammad Najīb Beg], Mussaleem [Mutasallim, Governor] of Bussora [Basra]. The letter was copied on behalf of Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Farsi
Date Range:
c 1803
Extent:
1 item (1 folio)

172. IOR/L/PS/9/76/79

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/79
Title:
Account of the 1773 Plague in Bassora
Scope & Content:
An anonymous French account of the 1773 plague outbreak in Bassora [Basra]. The author describes: his confinement in the French Factory in Bassora; the illness and death of Claude Pyraut [Pirault], French Consul in Bassora, and other employees of the Factory; his own illness and recovery; the l...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

173. 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)

174. IOR/L/PS/9/76/131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/131
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
Two letters from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 23 October 1800. The letters cover issues including: Elgin’s grant of a Birat [commission] to Morad (also known as Mordechai) Coen, a Jewish merchant in B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

175. IOR/L/PS/9/76/169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/169
Title:
Letter from Peter Tooke to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 1 August 1801. The letter concerns the transit of mail and issues involving ‘Tartars’ [couriers], and forward...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

176. IOR/L/PS/9/76/173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/173
Title:
Letter from Peter Tooke to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 1 August 1801. The letter concerns the transit of mail and issues concerning ‘Tartars’ [couriers], forwarding...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

177. IOR/L/PS/9/76/179

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/179
Title:
Letter from Peter Tooke to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
An extract of a letter from Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople and dated 1 August 1801. The letter concerns the transit of mail and issues involving ‘Tartars’ [couriers], and forward...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

178. IOR/L/PS/9/76/352

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/352
Title:
Letter from John Cumming to Samuel Manesty
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Captain John Cumming, Commander of the brig Trimmer, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bussora and dated 29 December 1804. The letter reports attacks on the Trimmer and other ships in the Persian Gulf by ‘pirates’, which Cumming attributes to the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

179. IOR/L/PS/9/76/375

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/375
Title:
Letter from Robert Babcock to Samuel Manesty
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Captain Robert Babcock, Commander of the ship Shannon, to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussorah [Basra], sent from Basra and dated 29 December 1804. Babcock describes the capture of the Shannon by the Gausemee Arabs [al-Qawāsim] and his subsequent journey to Bushire [Bush...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

180. IOR/L/PS/9/76/240

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/240
Title:
Accounts for the Baghdad Mission
Scope & Content:
A financial statement showing the balance of the East India Company’s Cash Account at the Bagdad [Baghdad] Mission and expenditure in rupees on household expenses, stables, diplomatic gifts, extraordinary expenses, and charges on merchandise in the month of April 1802. The statement is signed b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)