Letter from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letter from Samuel Manesty to Harford Jones
- Date:
- 1802/1802
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Maghil [Al Ma’qil] and dated 15 October 1802.The letter concerns the appointment of Aly Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad, reporting that calm has prevailed in Bussora during the period of political instability in Bagdad. Manesty also reports the arrival of Assistant Surgeon Hine to take over from Dr James Short, surgeon at the Bagdad Residency, and forwards various correspondence, in particular concerning the death in Bombay [Mumbai] of Hajee Khaleel Khan [Ḥājī Muḥammad Khalīl Khān Qazvīnī], Persian [Iranian] Ambassador to India.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Kings and rulers--Succession
Governor of Baghdad
Persian Ambassador to India - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378948.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378948.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/280
IOR/L/PS/9/76/280