Minutes of a Secret Court of Directors meeting held Gives instructions and allowances applicable to George Baldwin at Cairo. Resolves that Baldwin should declare in writing his acceptance of the terms of employment and instructions.
Draft letter from the Company to George Baldwin, British consul in Egypt. Confirms appointment as Company agent in Egypt and reiterates terms of employment and instructions. Dated London
Letter from George Baldwin to the Court of Directors. Reports arrival in Egypt. Temporary appointments of James Wilfermax as Baldwin's Deputy in Alexandria; Mr Adarno de Marco as Interpreter; and Hajji 'Descrih' as Agent in Suez. Dated Alexandria, 12 January 1787 Read in Court, 18 April 1787.
Copy of a letter from Signior Stellio Raffaelli, British agent at Scio, to Sir Robert Ainslie. Reports great attention paid by the Porte to his representation about Scio.
Letter from George Baldwin to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports Turkish declaration of war against Russia and Russian relations with the Beys. Asks for progress details of Ainslie's negotiations at the Porte over Suez. States that French are expecting a merchant ship at Suez. Dated Alexandria
Letter from George Baldwin to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports the imminent departure of Capitan Pasha, and changes made to the Egyptian constitution. Pasha promises Baldwin to raise the issue of Suez as a communications route with the Porte. Dated Alexandria
Letter from George Baldwin to the Court of Directors. Reports delays in communications due to French activity in the Adriatic. Dated Alexandria, 25 November 1797 Read in Court, 2 May 1798.
Letter from George Baldwin to Henry Dundas. Has learnt that rebel Beys were defeated by Capitan Pasha. Reports his letter to Ainslie requesting joint co-operation and understanding. Dated Naples