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IOR/L/PS/9/76/165
- Record Id:
- 041-003711073
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109378814.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100128898616.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/76/165
- Title:
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Correspondence of Harford Jones, Samuel Manesty and Lord Elgin
- Scope & Content:
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A ‘Narrative of Proceedings’ from the period 14-20 July 1821, describing a dispute between Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], and Soliman Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad].
Attached are:
- Two letters from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, sent from Bussora and dated 7 July 1801. Manesty affirms his support for Jones is his dispute with the Pashaw and offers to accommodate Jones in Bussora if he leaves Bagdad
- A declaration to the Pashaw by Harford Jones, dated 17 July 1801. Jones declares his intention to leave for Bussora, but also offers to remain in Bagdad subject to conditions
- A letter from Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, to Harford Jones, sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 23 June 1801. The letter stresses the need not to undermine Britain’s relations with allies through disrespectful and imperious behaviour
- A summary of a letter from Lord Elgin to Soliman Pashaw, addressing the dispute with Jones and affirming the importance of the Pashaw’s friendship to Britain.
These papers were enclosed in Jones’s letter to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, dated August 1801 (catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/163).
- 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
041-003711073 - 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/9/76/165 : Correspondence of Harford Jones, Samuel Manesty and Lord Elgin - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0010]/040-003710908[0165]/041-003711073
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (6 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100109378814.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1781
- End Date:
- 1805
- Date Range:
- 23 Jun 1801-20 Jul 1801
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)