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IOR/F/4/258/5653
- Record Id:
- 041-000737965
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000737962
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000246
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100105284299.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/258/5653
- Title:
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‘Instructions for the guidance of Mr Manesty’s conduct in the event of hostilities between Great Britain and the Ottoman Porte.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Governments of Bengal and Bombay.
The primary subjects are:
• The outbreak of war between Britain and the Ottoman Empire, and the implications for Britain’s relations with the Pashalik of Baghdad
• The measures put in place for the protection of British subjects and property in Bussora [Basra] and Baghdad, in particular the stationing of British vessels in the Gulf and on the Bussora River [Shatt al-Arab], including the HMS Fox under the command of Captain Archibald Cochrane
• Manesty’s efforts to find a suitable place for an encampment outside of Bussora, and his meeting with the Chaub Sheik [Sheikh of the Bani Ka’ab]
• Complaints that the Pacha of Baghdad is withholding mail sent from Britain that was to be forwarded to India.
The primary correspondents are: Sir George Hilaro Barlow, the Governor-General of Bengal; Thomas Brown, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bengal; Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of Bengal; Francis Warden, Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora; and John Hine, Acting Resident at Baghdad.
The title page (f 264) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 12, Season 1808/09, Draft 178, Para. 55’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, July & August 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
041-000737965 - 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/4/258/5653 : ‘Instructions for the guidance of Mr Manesty’s conduct in the event of hostilities between Great Britain and the… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0260]/040-000737962[0003]/041-000737965
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (38 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000246
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1807
- End Date:
- 1808
- Date Range:
- Mar 1807-Feb 1808
- 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 f 264, and terminates at f 302, 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:
- 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)