'Mr Crow's reply to the strictures on his Conduct sent by Mr Manesty to the Secret Committee in 1796'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Mr Crow's reply to the strictures on his Conduct sent by Mr Manesty to the Secret Committee in 1796'
- Date:
- 1796/1807
- Description:
- Abstract: This item contains copies of secret and political correspondence from the Government of Bombay on the subject of Samuel Manesty's criticism of Nathan Crow, consecutive British Residents at Bussora [Basra]. The letters from Bombay express the opinion that Crow's reply to Manesty's accusations clear him of the charges. They enclose a letter from Manesty, dated 22 October 1796, where he sets out his accusations against Crow. These include:• Crow’s misrepresentation of the state of the Factory when he took over the Residency• His actions against British interests• Lies about Manesty’s quarrels with the Ottoman government• Crow’s reliance on the Jewish population of Basra• Bribery of the Mutasallim [the Ottoman Governor of Basra]• The character of Crow's attendant Mehedy Ali Khaun [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān]• The terms of the reestablishment of the British Factory.There is also a copy of a letter from Crow replying to these accusations, which includes copies of letters from the Pasha to the Mutasallim, from the Kia [an Ottoman official] to the Mutasallim, from the Mutasallim to Crow, and a set of queries and answers from Crow to Augustus Le Messurier, a junior official.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 6, Season 1808/1809, Draft 178, Para. 18'; and 'Examiner's Office, July 1808'.Physical description: The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Negotiation
Jews
Governor of Baghdad
Mutasallim of Bussora - Geographic region:
- Bussora
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100116429378.0x000003_ar
81055/vdc_100116429378.0x000003_en
IOR/F/4/257/5647
IOR/F/4/257/5647