Enclosure in Sir Harford Jones's letter of 14 September 1810
Date:
1805/1815
Description:
Abstract: Copy of an anonymous letter in French sent from Mascat [Muscat] to an unnamed French correspondent in the service of an Indian state, undated. This letter was part of the papers seized from Jean Robbio, a French courier captured in Bushire by Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/60). The letter describes the author’s situation in Mascat [Muscat], and asks for assistance from the correspondent in return for a reward and the services of an experienced French navigator who is with the author in Mascat.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.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)