Correspondence of Harford Jones, Samuel Manesty and Lord Elgin
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Correspondence of Harford Jones, Samuel Manesty and Lord Elgin
- Date:
- 1781/1805
- Description:
- Abstract: A ‘Narrative of Proceedings’ from the period 14-20 July 1821, describing a dispute between Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], and Soliman Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad].Attached are:Two letters from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, sent from Bussora and dated 7 July 1801. Manesty affirms his support for Jones is his dispute with the Pashaw and offers to accommodate Jones in Bussora if he leaves BagdadA declaration to the Pashaw by Harford Jones, dated 17 July 1801. Jones declares his intention to leave for Bussora, but also offers to remain in Bagdad subject to conditionsA letter from Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, to Harford Jones, sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated 23 June 1801. The letter stresses the need not to undermine Britain’s relations with allies through disrespectful and imperious behaviourA summary of a letter from Lord Elgin to Soliman Pashaw, addressing the dispute with Jones and affirming the importance of the Pashaw’s friendship to Britain.These papers were enclosed in Jones’s letter to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, dated August 1801 (catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/163).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Bilateral relations
Political conflicts - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378814.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378814.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/165
IOR/L/PS/9/76/165