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201. IOR/L/PS/9/76/248

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/248
Title:
Correspondence of Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. Notes on a meeting between Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], and the Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] on 6 June 1802. The meeting mainly concerns the recent sack of Meshed Hossein [Shrine of Imām Huṣayn bin ‘Alī, Karbala] by the Wahabys [Wahhā...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1802-12 Jul 1802
Extent:
1 item (5 folios)

202. IOR/L/PS/9/76/298

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/298
Title:
Correspondence of Jonathan Lovett
Scope & Content:
This item contains: 1. A report of intelligence received from Yezd [Yazd], signed by Jonathan Henry Lovett, Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], and dated 17 September 1803. The report describes affairs in Afghanistan and Khorasan, including the rule of Mahmoud [Mahmūd Shāh Durrānī], the movements of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Aug 1803-Sep 1803
Extent:
1 item (10 folios)

203. IOR/L/PS/9/76/4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/4
Title:
Letters from William Hornby to William Digges Latouche
Scope & Content:
Two letters from William Hornby, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra]. The first letter, dated 2 March 1781, reports the presence of French ships near Madras [Chennai], the safe arrival in port of China country ships [local vessels trading with C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1781-3 Mar 1781
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

204. IOR/L/PS/9/76/5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/5
Title:
Letters from William Hornby to William Digges Latouche
Scope & Content:
Two letters from William Hornby, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra]. The first letter, dated 2 March 1781, reports the presence of French ships near Madras [Chennai], the safe arrival in port of China country ships [local vessels] and East Indi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1781-3 Mar 1781
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

205. IOR/L/PS/9/76/51

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/51
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Henry Dundas
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Henry Dundas, Secretary of State for War, sent from Bagdad and dated 17 December 1798. Jones reports a meeting with the Basha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad], who criticises the Porte’s [Government of the Ottoma...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Dec 1798
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

206. IOR/L/PS/9/76/61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/61
Title:
Letters between Harford Jones and Mohammed Aga
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Mohammed Aga, [Muḥammad Āghā], Ambassador of the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] to Persia [Iran], sent from Bagdad and dated 28 March 1799. The letter concerns an embassy rumoured to be travelling acros...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

207. IOR/L/PS/9/76/65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/65
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Sir Stephen Lushington
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Sir Stephen Lushington, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bagdad and dated 17 April 1799. Jones states that he is able if necessary to open a channel of communication with Rehmat Ullah ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

208. IOR/L/PS/9/76/72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/72
Title:
Letters to Harford Jones from Contacts in Persia
Scope & Content:
Translations of three Persian letters received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]: 1. A letter from Meerza Bozurg [Mīrzā ‘Īsá Khān Farāhānī, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia] concerning the mission of Meerza Mehedi Ally Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān Bahadūr, Resident in Bushehr] t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 May 1799-11 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

209. IOR/L/PS/9/76/74

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/74
Title:
Letters from Louisa Abbott to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
Two letters from Louisa Abbott, widow of Robert Abbott, late East India Company Agent in Aleppo, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 19 April and 26 May 1799. The letters concern the transit of mail via Aleppo, including issues around the payment of messengers, and forward ne...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1799-26 May 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

210. IOR/L/PS/9/76/88

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/88
Title:
Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 8 October 1799. Jones complains of the difficulties of hiring ‘Tartars’ [couriers] from the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)