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 1 October 1802.The letter concerns the appointment of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad. Jones stresses the importance of the confirmation by the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] of Ally Pasha as Governor of Bagdad, and reports Ally Pasha’s pledges of friendship to Britain.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)