Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Elgin
- Date:
- 1800/1800
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 17 January 1800.The letter reports the transit of Elgin’s dispatches to India via Bagdad and Bussora [Basra] and congratulates Elgin on his appointment as Ambassador. Jones also outlines the policy of the British Government in India towards Persia [Iran], reports on events in Afghanistan, and describes British interests in Bagdad.The letter also reports a rumour that the Shereef [Sharīf] of Mecca has offered to read the khutbeh [Friday prayer sermon] in the name of Baba Khan [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Persia] instead of the Grand Signior [Sultan of the Ottoman Empire] in exchange for money.A duplicate of this letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/106.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Communication
Diplomacy
Ruler of the Afghan Empire
Shah of Persia, Qajar dynasty
Grand Sharif of Mecca - Geographic region:
- Persia
Bagdad
Afghanistan - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378743.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378743.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/105
IOR/L/PS/9/76/105