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IOR/F/4/258/5651
- Record Id:
- 041-000737963
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000737962
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000244
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109817979.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/258/5651
- Title:
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‘Disputes between Sir Harford Jones and Mr Manesty – and insubordinate conduct of the latter.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Governments of Bombay and Bengal.
The primary subjects are:
• The concerns of the governments of Bengal and Bombay about the behaviour of Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra, also occasionally referred to as Bussorah], in particular his apparent disregard of their authority, and his interference in the affairs of the Bagdad [Baghdad] Residency
• An overview of Sir Harford Jones’s time as Resident at Bagdad, focussing on his disputes with Manesty, his relationships with Soliman Pasha [Sulayman bin Omar Gurgi; also known as Buyuk Sulayman Pasha], Pasha of Baghdad, and Ali Pasha [Ali bin Omar Gurgi], Pasha of Baghdad, and the events leading to his departure from Bagdad
• Manesty’s belief that more assertive action should be taken to protect British interests in Bagdad and Bussora, and his plan to travel to Bagdad to meet Ali Pasha
• Manesty’s intention to resign his position and return to Britain.
Subjects also covered are:
• The role of the Bussora Residency in the transmission of East India Company mail between Europe and India. It includes a ‘Register of Packets received from the Presidency for transmission to Europe’ (f 147 verso)
• The futures of the Bagdad and Bussora residencies
• The financial affairs of Manesty, and his request for an increase in his allowance
• Manesty’s proposal that a new duty be imposed on goods imported into Bussora on British vessels, and the question of whether private British merchants should be allowed to operate in Bussora
• Concerns about the growing French influence in Iraq and Persia
• The case of John Raymond, a British military adviser posted to Bagdad, who has been accused of deserting.
The primary correspondents are: Government of Bengal; Government of Bombay; Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora; Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad; John Hine, Acting Resident at Bagdad.
The title page (f 5) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 10, Season 1808/09, Draft 178, Para. 28’; 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
040-000737962
041-000737963 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/258 : Board's Collections Vol 258
IOR/F/4/258/5651 : ‘Disputes between Sir Harford Jones and Mr Manesty – and insubordinate conduct of the latter.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0260]/040-000737962[0001]/041-000737963
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (216 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000244
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1798
- End Date:
- 1807
- Date Range:
- 25 May 1798-31 Jul 1807
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 5, and terminates at 220, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
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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)