Reports from the Caucasus
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Reports from the Caucasus
- Date:
- 1802/1802
- Description:
- Abstract: Translations of two letters from an informant of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 3 and 8 May 1802.The letters concern Russian activity in the Caucasus and Caspian Sea, reporting: movements of Russian troops and ships; embassies from Shaku [Shaki] and Shirvan [Sirvan] to Tehran seeking assistance against Russia; and the planned flight of Armenian merchants from Baku, Enzelee [Bandar-e Anzali], Ghilan [Gilan], and Tehran in anticipation of conflict.These letters were enclosed in Jones’s letter to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 20 June 1802 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/245).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Military intelligence
- Geographic region:
- Caucasus
Russian Empire
Caspian Sea - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378907.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378907.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/243
IOR/L/PS/9/76/243