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IOR/L/PS/9/76/82
- Record Id:
- 041-003710990
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109378716.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100127550387.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/76/82
- Title:
- Letters from John Blankett to Harford Jones
- Scope & Content:
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Three letters and one part of an additional letter from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from HMS Leopard in Mocha Roads and dated 16 April-15 June 1799.
Blankett forwards information collected from around the Red Sea and the Gulf concerning the French Revolutionary Wars, including: the strength and disposition of the French forces occupying Egypt; the possibility of French military action in the Red Sea; the French attack on Gaza; the arrival of French forces at Ghenna [Qena]; and population flight from Cosire [Al Qusayr]. The correspondence also reports the occupation of Perim Island by British forces from Bombay [Mumbai] and discusses Blankett’s relations with the Government of Mecca and its attitude towards the war.
The continuation of the final letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/86. Duplicates of the letters are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/87.
These letters were enclosed in Jones’s letter to John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul], dated 23 September 1799 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/84 and 85).
- 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
040-003710908
041-003710990 - 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/9/76 : Letters from Iraq 1781-1805
IOR/L/PS/9/76/82 : Letters from John Blankett to Harford Jones - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0010]/040-003710908[0082]/041-003710990
- 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_100109378716.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1799
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 16 Apr 1799-15 Jun 1799
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- The document was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)