Letter from Harford Jones to Henry Dundas
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letter from Harford Jones to Henry Dundas
- Date:
- 1799/1799
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Henry Dundas, Secretary of State for War, sent from Bagdad and dated 26 April 1799.Jones reports that he has sent a messenger to Syria to obtain information on the French campaign led by General Napoleon Bonaparte. The letter also mentions a siege of Herat by Shah Zadeh Mahmood [Mahmūd Durrānī], the departure of the Hadge [Haj] caravan from Damascus, and the capture of Heifa [Haifa] by French forces. Jones also expresses a lack of faith in the Government of Bagdad after its reaction to the French invasion of Palestine.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- French Campaign in Egypt and the Levant (1798-1801)
French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1800)
Governor of Baghdad - Geographic region:
- Palestine
Herāt - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378694.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378694.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/64
IOR/L/PS/9/76/64