Extract of a letter from George Baldwin to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Forwards copy of a treaty made on the part of Warren Hastings with the Beys of Egypt by John Shaw, 1775. Dated Falmouth
Copy of letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Levant Company. States that he has not received any information from England about opening a route to India via Suez and that the Porte would be hostile to such moves. Marked "U.P."
Copy of letter from George Baldwin to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports arrival in Egypt and Egyptian recognition of his commission Reports French preparations for establishing on overland route should Beys be victorious. Baldwin has sent Capitan Pasha a memorial of demands and assumes the backi...
Copy of cipher letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports on continuance of plague and current state of European relations with the Porte. Fears war between Turkey and Russia over a disputed claim to Georgia. Lack of contact with Cairo due to Egyptian rebellion. Marked "...
Covering note from William Fraser to C.W. Boughton Rouse for Board for India Affairs. Forwards letter from Ainslie to Carmarthen. Dated Whitehall, 12 July 1787 Received 13 July 1787.
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"