Abstract: A copy of a letter from Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 21 December 1799.Elgin notifies Jones that he is dispensing with the use of cyphers in his communications with India.A duplicate of this letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/106.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)