Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Wellesley
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letter from Harford Jones to Lord Wellesley
- Date:
- 1801/1801
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 7 October 1801.The letter reports that an envoy from the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Ṣulṭān bin Aḥmad Āl Bū Sa’īd] to the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] has arrived in Bagdad with a letter asserting the Imaum’s independence from Britain. It also reports that a guard was reprimanded and dismissed for keeping a city gate open late for Jones. Jones stresses the need for ‘satisfaction’ from the Pashaw following their recent dispute in order to discourage ‘disrespect and insults’ towards the British Government from the states of the Gulph [Gulf]. The letter also reports rumours that the Imaum is planning to take over the island of Carrack [Kharg].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Political conflicts
Governor of Baghdad
Āl Bū Sa'īd dynasty, Imam of Muscat and Oman - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378845.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378845.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/191
IOR/L/PS/9/76/191