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301. IOR/L/PS/9/76/41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/41
Title:
Enclosure in Letter from Harford Jones to Henry Dundas of 31 Oct 1798
Scope & Content:
A copy of a report in French from Caboul [Kabul] received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], from merchants of Constantinople [Istanbul] in Bagdad trading with Caboul and Candahar [Kandahar] on 20 October 1798. The report states that Zeman Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrānī, Ruler of Afghani...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
French
Date Range:
20 Oct 1798
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

302. IOR/L/PS/9/76/46

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/46
Title:
Letters from Harford Jones to Jonathan Duncan
Scope & Content:
Two letters from Harford Jones, Resident in Baghdad, to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Bagdad [Baghdad] and dated 29 November 1798 and 2 December 1798. Jones forwards two letters with information from French-occupied Egypt: 1. A translation of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1798-2 Dec 1798
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

303. IOR/L/PS/9/76/82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/82
Title:
Letters from John Blankett to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
Three letters and one part of an additional letter from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from HMS Leopard in Mocha Roads and dated 16 April-15 June 1799. Blankett forwards information collect...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Apr 1799-15 Jun 1799
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

304. IOR/L/PS/9/76/112

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/112
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 20 April 1800. The letter reports a meeting between Jones and the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad], at which the Pashaw voiced hi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1800
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

305. IOR/L/PS/9/76/133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/133
Title:
Letter from John Blankett to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from HMS Leopard at Jedda [Jeddah] and dated 30 June 1800. The letter introduces Lieutenant Richard Tanvarine, whom Blankett has sent ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

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

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/174
Title:
Letter from Lord Elgin to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 3 August 1801. The letter concerns a dispute between Jones and the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad], admonishi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Aug 1801
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

307. IOR/L/PS/9/76/188

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/188
Title:
Letter from Baron Minto to Peter Tooke
Scope & Content:
This item contains copies of two documents: 1. A letter from Baron Minto, HM Envoy Extraordinary to Austria, to Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople [Istanbul], sent from Vienna and dated 28 July 1801. The letter forwards an abstract of a treaty between Britain and Rus...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1801
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

308. IOR/L/PS/9/76/280

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/280
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Maghil [Al Ma’qil] and dated 15 October 1802. The letter concerns the appointment of Aly Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad, reporting that calm has pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1802
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

309. IOR/L/PS/9/76/350

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/350
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty to Lord Wellesley
Scope & Content:
A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from the Royal camp at Sultania [Soltaniyeh] and dated 6 July 1804. Manesty reports his arrival at the Royal camp and his audience with the King [Shāh] of Persia [Fatḥ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1804
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

310. IOR/L/PS/9/76/71

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/9/76/71
Title:
Report on the Vhabi [Wahhabi]
Scope & Content:
A report in French on the Vhabis [Wahhabi movement] collected by John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul]. The report covers: the ideology and history of the movement since 1743; the geography of Nedged [Najd]; the territorial conquests of the movement and its ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)