Letter from John Blankett to Harford Jones
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letter from John Blankett to Harford Jones
- Date:
- 1781/1805
- Description:
- Abstract: Part of a letter from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from HMS Leopardin Mocha Roads and dated 20 June 1799.The letter concerns the Government of Mecca, in particular the attitude of the Shereef [Sharīf] towards France. It discusses reports of trade in coffee between Mecca and French-occupied Egypt, reports of communications between Mecca and Tippoo Sultan [Tīpū Sulṭān of Mysore], and the internal politics of Mecca.The first part of the letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/82. A copy of the full letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/87.This letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter to John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul], dated 23 September 1799 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/84 and 85).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)
Coffee trade
French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1800)
Grand Sharif of Mecca - Geographic region:
- Mecca
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378721.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378721.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/86
IOR/L/PS/9/76/86