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 28 September 1802.The letter concerns the appointment of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad. Jones asks Elgin to intercede with the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] to reduce the sum of money it is demanding in order to confirm Ally Pasha’s appointment, stressing the lack of money in Bagdad and threats from the Wa-ha-bies [Wahhābī movement] and Persia [Iran].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)