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IOR/L/PS/9/67/55
- Record Id:
- 041-003356352
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00003b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096383430.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/67/55
- Title:
- Copy of a Letter from Admiral John Blankett, at Jedda, to Lord Duncan, Governor of Bombay
- Scope & Content:
- A copy of a letter from Admiral John Blankett to Lord Duncan, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from HMS Leopard at Jedda [Jeddah] and dated 30 June 1800. The letter reports: Blankett's meeting with the Sheriffe [Sharif] of Mecca and his attempts to secure the Sheriffe's co-operation against France; the arrival of two dhows with news from French-held Egypt; the death of Isouf Bashaw [Yūsuf Pasha], the Ottoman governor of Medina; the Sheriffe's expulsion of Ottoman representatives in Jedda; and the Sheriffe's attitude towards the French campaign in Egypt. It also reports Blankett's onward plans from Jedda and requests a replacement ship.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544463
037-000544535
040-003356297
041-003356352 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/9 : Correspondence relating to areas outside India
IOR/L/PS/9/67-78 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from Persia, Iraq, Syria, etc.
IOR/L/PS/9/67 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/67/55 : Copy of a Letter from Admiral John Blankett, at Jedda, to Lord Duncan, Governor of Bombay - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0001]/040-003356297[0055]/041-003356352
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (4 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00003b
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1800
- Date Range:
- 30 Jun 1800
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)