Letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley
- Date:
- 1803/1803
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Maruqess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Maghil [Al Ma’qil] and dated 31 May 1803.The letter concerns a dispute between Manesty and the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] arising from the detention in Bussora of an Egyptian woman living with a British sailor (see IOR/L/PS/9/76/299). In particular Manesty criticises the conduct of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], during the dispute.Included in the letter are:Correspondence between Manesty and Harford Jones dated 15-24 May 1803A translation of a letter from the Bacha to Jones concerning the incident in Bussora, received on 13 May 1803. A Farsi version is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/317.A translation of a letter from Jones to the Bacha dated 14 May 1803. A Farsi version is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/311.A ‘form of a letter’ demonstrating what Manesty believes Jones should have written to the Bacha.Physical description: 1 item (10 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Political conflicts
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378993.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378993.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/316
IOR/L/PS/9/76/316