Copy of letter from Sir Home Popham to Marquis Wellesley. Report on the political and commercial structure of the Red Sea states, focusing on Yemen and its coffee trade. Dated Calcutta
Copy of letter from Sir Home Popham to Marquis Wellesley. States necessity of securing trading rights in Egypt as a foundation to trading in the Red Sea. Suggests that Carlo de Rossetti would be best suited to be British agent in Egypt. Dated Romney, Suez Harbour
Letter from Sir Home Popham to W.P. Elliott, Secretary to the Embassy to the states of Arabia. Instructions for Elliott as Popham defers his visit to Sana until further orders are received from Europe.
Secret memoranda ordering a force to be sent from India to co-operate in expelling the French from Egypt. Marked "No.1. Copy to Lord Westmoreland sent on 25 May."
List of queries submitted by Mehendi Ali Khan, 7 March 1801, and the answers given. Includes list of articles required. Marked "No.11" [n.d.] Received overland, 14 August 1801.
Copy of letter from Bombay to Mehendi Ali Khan, Resident at Bushire and now employed on a separate mission to Arabia. Khan requested to find camels and horses for the army; to seek alliance with Arabian tribes; and to maintain correspondence with Sir Ralph Abercromby, Commander-in-Chief of the Br...
Copy of letter from Earl of Elgin to Lord Grenville. Reports the willingness of the Governor General in India to send an Indian force against the French in the Red Sea. Marked "4." Dated Constantinople
Copy of official letter from Lord Wellesley to the Earl of Elgin. Comments upon the Indian forces requested to the Red Sea and anticipates the success of Captain Malcolm's mission to the Court of Persia. Marked "6." Dated Fort William
Letter from C. Briggs to the Court of Directors. Nominates his brother, Samuel Briggs, to post of Company Agent in Egypt. Samuel Briggs has already been nominated British Pro-Consul at Alexandria and Consul for the Levant Company. Dated London, 19 May 1803 Read in Court, 25 May 1803.
Copy of letter from Major Ernest Missett to the Secret Committee of the Company. Porte has pardoned Egyptian Beys for former offences but faction between the Beys prevent Egypt from regaining stability. Dated Cairo, 16 December 1803 Received 29 March 1804.