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IOR/F/4/257/5647
- Record Id:
- 041-000737959
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000737958
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000241
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100116429378.0x000003
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/257/5647
- Title:
- Mr Crow's reply to the strictures on his Conduct sent by Mr Manesty to the Secret Committee in 1796
- Scope & Content:
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This item contains copies of secret and political correspondence from the Government of Bombay on the subject of Samuel Manesty's criticism of Nathan Crow, consecutive British Residents at Bussora [Basra]. The letters from Bombay express the opinion that Crow's reply to Manesty's accusations clear him of the charges. They enclose a letter from Manesty, dated 22 October 1796, where he sets out his accusations against Crow. These include:
• Crow’s misrepresentation of the state of the Factory when he took over the Residency
• His actions against British interests
• Lies about Manesty’s quarrels with the Ottoman government
• Crow’s reliance on the Jewish population of Basra
• Bribery of the Mutasallim [the Ottoman Governor of Basra]
• The character of Crow's attendant Mehedy Ali Khaun [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān]
• The terms of the reestablishment of the British Factory.
There is also a copy of a letter from Crow replying to these accusations, which includes copies of letters from the Pasha to the Mutasallim, from the Kia [an Ottoman official] to the Mutasallim, from the Mutasallim to Crow, and a set of queries and answers from Crow to Augustus Le Messurier, a junior official.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 6, Season 1808/1809, Draft 178, Para. 18'; and 'Examiner's Office, July 1808'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000737958
041-000737959 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/257 : Board's Collections Vol 257
IOR/F/4/257/5647 : Mr Crow's reply to the strictures on his Conduct sent by Mr Manesty to the Secret Committee in 1796 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0259]/040-000737958[0001]/041-000737959
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (115 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100116429378.0x000003
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1796
- End Date:
- 1807
- Date Range:
- 20 Feb 1796-25 Feb 1807
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Arrangement:
- The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)