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IOR/L/PS/9/76/349
- Record Id:
- 041-003711257
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109379035.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100140947912.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/76/349
- Title:
- Letters between Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones
- Scope & Content:
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This item contains three letters between Samuel Manesty, Acting Envoy to Persia [Iran], and Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdat [Baghdad]:
1. An extract of a letter from Manesty to Jones dated 18 July 1804. Manesty states that he intends to travel to Bussora [Basra] via Bagdat and expects to be received in state by the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad].
2. An extract of a letter from Jones to Manesty dated 3 August 1804. Jones communicates the Bacha’s objections to Manesty’s proposed visit to Bagdat, and recommends that Manesty travel via a different route.
3. Part of a letter from Manesty to Jones dated 16 August 1804. Manesty expresses surprise and displeasure at the Bacha’s objections to his visit to Bagdat and refuses to change course. The continuation of this letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/354.
Duplicates of this correspondence can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/367.
- 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
041-003711257 - 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/9/76/349 : Letters between Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0010]/040-003710908[0349]/041-003711257
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (2 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100109379035.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1804
- End Date:
- 1804
- Date Range:
- 18 Jul 1804-16 Aug 1804
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)