Enclosure in Sir Harford Jones's letter of 14 September 1810
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosure in Sir Harford Jones's letter of 14 September 1810
- Date:
- 1810/1810
- Description:
- Abstract: Copy of a letter in French from Jean Robbio, a French courier captured in Bushire, to Monsieur Dallons, a French envoy to Mascat [Muscat], of 11 April 1810. This letter was part of the papers seized from Robbio at Bushire by Stephen Babington, in charge of the Residency at Bushire (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/60). The letter describes Robbio’s audience with the Sultan of Mascat [Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd Sayyid] and the latter’s refusal to provide Robbio with subsistence; complains of his situation in Mascat; and requests assistance from Dallons.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 (2 folios)
- Language:
- French
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Sultan of Muscat and Oman
Government of France - Geographic region:
- Mascat
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0000d0_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0000d0_en
IOR/L/PS/9/68/65
IOR/L/PS/9/68/65