Copy of a Letter from Jean Raymond to Govenor-General of Isle de France, Capitaine Général De Caen
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Copy of a Letter from Jean Raymond to Govenor-General of Isle de France, Capitaine Général De Caen
- Date:
- 1809/1809
- Description:
- Abstract: Copy of a letter in French from Jean Raymond to the Governor-General of the Isle de France [Mauritius] Capitaine Général De Caen [Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen], of 31 January 1809. This letter was part of the papers seized from French courier Jean Robbio at Bushire by Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/60). The letter concerns:The arrival of Sir Harford Jones at Chiraz [Shiraz] and the refusal of the Shah of Persia Fath Ali Shah [Fath-Ali Shah Qajar] and his Grand Vizier [Mirza Muḥammad Shafī‘ Māzandarānī] to treat with himThe difficulties experienced by Raymond in attempting to secure the loyalty of the Governor of Bagdad [Baghdad], Soliman III [Sulayman Pasha]The reception of James Rich [Claudius James Rich] as Resident in Bagdad, and the visit to Bagdad by a party of British military surveyorsSoliman III’s motivations for keeping Bussora [Basra] within Bagdad’s sphere of influence.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 (5 folios)
- Language:
- French
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Shah of Persia
Governor of Baghdad
HM Ambassador to Iran - Geographic region:
- Bagdad
Bussora - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0000cf_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0000cf_en
IOR/L/PS/9/68/64
IOR/L/PS/9/68/64