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IOR/L/PS/9/76/316
- Record Id:
- 041-003711224
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109378993.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100136866859.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/76/316
- Title:
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Letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley
- Scope & Content:
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A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Maruqess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Maghil [Al Ma’qil] and dated 31 May 1803.
The letter concerns a dispute between Manesty and the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] arising from the detention in Bussora of an Egyptian woman living with a British sailor (see IOR/L/PS/9/76/299). In particular Manesty criticises the conduct of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], during the dispute.
Included in the letter are:
- Correspondence between Manesty and Harford Jones dated 15-24 May 1803
- A translation of a letter from the Bacha to Jones concerning the incident in Bussora, received on 13 May 1803. A Farsi version is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/317.
- A translation of a letter from Jones to the Bacha dated 14 May 1803. A Farsi version is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/311.
- A ‘form of a letter’ demonstrating what Manesty believes Jones should have written to the Bacha.
- 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
041-003711224 - 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/9/76/316 : Letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0010]/040-003710908[0316]/041-003711224
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (10 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100109378993.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1803
- End Date:
- 1803
- Date Range:
- 13 May 1803-31 May 1803
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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