‘Disputes between Sir Harford Jones and Mr Manesty – and insubordinate conduct of the latter.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Disputes between Sir Harford Jones and Mr Manesty – and insubordinate conduct of the latter.’
- Date:
- 1798/1807
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Governments of Bombay and Bengal.The primary subjects are:• The concerns of the governments of Bengal and Bombay about the behaviour of Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra, also occasionally referred to as Bussorah], in particular his apparent disregard of their authority, and his interference in the affairs of the Bagdad [Baghdad] Residency• An overview of Sir Harford Jones’s time as Resident at Bagdad, focussing on his disputes with Manesty, his relationships with Soliman Pasha [Sulayman bin Omar Gurgi; also known as Buyuk Sulayman Pasha], Pasha of Baghdad, and Ali Pasha [Ali bin Omar Gurgi], Pasha of Baghdad, and the events leading to his departure from Bagdad• Manesty’s belief that more assertive action should be taken to protect British interests in Bagdad and Bussora, and his plan to travel to Bagdad to meet Ali Pasha• Manesty’s intention to resign his position and return to Britain.Subjects also covered are:• The role of the Bussora Residency in the transmission of East India Company mail between Europe and India. It includes a ‘Register of Packets received from the Presidency for transmission to Europe’ (f 147 verso)• The futures of the Bagdad and Bussora residencies• The financial affairs of Manesty, and his request for an increase in his allowance• Manesty’s proposal that a new duty be imposed on goods imported into Bussora on British vessels, and the question of whether private British merchants should be allowed to operate in Bussora• Concerns about the growing French influence in Iraq and Persia• The case of John Raymond, a British military adviser posted to Bagdad, who has been accused of deserting.The primary correspondents are: Government of Bengal; Government of Bombay; Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora; Sir Harford Jones, Resident at Bagdad; John Hine, Acting Resident at Bagdad.The title page (f 5) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 10, Season 1808/09, Draft 178, Para. 28’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, July 1808’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 5, and terminates at 220, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Bussora
Bagdad - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000244_ar
81055/vdc_100000001688.0x000244_en
IOR/F/4/258/5651
IOR/F/4/258/5651