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IOR/L/PS/9/68/64
- Record Id:
- 041-003356500
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0000cf
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110106518.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/68/64
- Title:
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Copy of a Letter from Jean Raymond to Govenor-General of Isle de France, Capitaine Général De Caen
- Scope & Content:
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Copy of a letter in French from Jean Raymond to the Governor-General of the Isle de France [Mauritius] Capitaine Général De Caen [Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen], of 31 January 1809. This letter was part of the papers seized from French courier Jean Robbio at Bushire by Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/60). The letter concerns:
- The arrival of Sir Harford Jones at Chiraz [Shiraz] and the refusal of the Shah of Persia Fath Ali Shah [Fath-Ali Shah Qajar] and his Grand Vizier [Mirza Muḥammad Shafī‘ Māzandarānī] to treat with him
- The difficulties experienced by Raymond in attempting to secure the loyalty of the Governor of Bagdad [Baghdad], Soliman III [Sulayman Pasha]
- The reception of James Rich [Claudius James Rich] as Resident in Bagdad, and the visit to Bagdad by a party of British military surveyors
- Soliman III’s motivations for keeping Bussora [Basra] within Bagdad’s sphere of influence.
The letter was enclosed in HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia [Iran], Sir Harford Jones’s secret letter of 14 September 1810, which was received on 6 February 1811.
- 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
040-003356436
041-003356500 - 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/9/68 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/68/64 : Copy of a Letter from Jean Raymond to Govenor-General of Isle de France, Capitaine Général De Caen - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0002]/040-003356436[0064]/041-003356500
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (5 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0000cf
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- French
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1809
- End Date:
- 1809
- Date Range:
- 31 Jan 1809
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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