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: A copy 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 Leopardat Jedda [Jeddah] and dated 30 June 1800.The letter introduces Lieutenant Richard Tanvarine, whom Blankett has sent to Bagdad with dispatches to be forwarded to the Ambassador in Constantinople [Istanbul]. The letter also describes the Sheriffe [Sharīf] of Mecca’s pivot towards the French occupation powers in Egypt and moves towards asserting his independence from the Porte [Ottoman Empire].A duplicate of this letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/130.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)
Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)
Grand Sharif of Mecca - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378774.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378774.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/133
IOR/L/PS/9/76/133