Abstract: A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], sent from Bussora and dated 17 December 1803.Manesty reports that he intends to leave Bussora on a diplomatic mission to the Court of Persia [Iran] in Tehran, asking Jones to forward information on British policy towards Persia and his contacts in the country, and instructing Jones to direct future correspondence to Jonathan Henry Lovett, Resident in Bushire [Bushehr].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)