Abstract: This item contains copies of two letters:1. A letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Lord Elgin, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 8 October 1802.The letter concerns arrangements for the succession of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad. The letter reports that Ally Pasha has sent money to be distributed in Constantinople [Istanbul] to secure his nomination as Governor and has invited an agent of the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] to come to Bagdad and settle the debts of the late Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā]. Jones also urges that the Porte issue a firman (edict) confirming Ally Pasha’s appointment without delay in order to secure public order in Bagdad, and also urges that the Porte send an ambassador to Persia [Iran].2. A letter from Harford Jones to Peter Tooke, Agent of the East India Company in Constantinople, sent from Bagdad and dated 8 October 1802.The letter concerns arrangements for the transfer of money to the Capi Kiayassi [Agent of the Governor of Baghdad in Constantinople] and the transit of mail.These letters were enclosed in Jones’s letter to John Roberts, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 2 October 1802 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/266).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Two letters from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal.The first letter, sent from Bagdad and dated 12 November 1802, forwards various correspondence, including correspondence for the attention of Major John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governor-General of Bengal to Persia [Iran].The second letter, sent from Bagdad and dated 27 November 1802, reports that the Ottoman Emperor [Sulṭān Selim III] has confirmed the appointment of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad, reports the departure from Bagdad of the French Consul Jean-François Rousseau, discusses relations between Bagdad and Persia, and forwards various correspondence.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 12 August 1802.The letter forwards correspondence (attached) relating to the death of Soliman Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad], and reports on Jones’s meetings with Ministers of the Government of Bagdad and the state of affairs in the city and surrounding country since the Pasha’s death.Attached are:1. Notes covering the period 5-12 August 1802, describing events after the death of the Pasha, debates among Ministers of the Government of Bagdad concerning the issue of succession in the context of threats to Bagdad from the Wa-ha-by [Wahhābī movement] and Persia [Iran], and the nomination to the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] of the Kia Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as successor.2. A copy of a letter from Jones to Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 4 August 1802. The letter concerns the expected death of Soliman Pasha and succession of Ally Pasha. Jones suggests that Stratton should encourage the Porte to take control of Bagdad on Soliman Pasha’s death to forestall attacks from the Wa-ha-by or Persia. The letter also forwards reports of Persian military movements and French activity in Bagdad.A duplicate of this letter dated 4 July 1802 is catalogued as IOR/L/SP/9/76/251.3. Part of a letter from Harford Jones to Alexander Stratton dated 9 August 1802, describing events following the death of Soliman Pasha and the nomination of Ally Pasha as successor. The remainder of the letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/262.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
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)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 25 September 1802.Jones stresses the threat to Bagdad from the Wa-ha-by [Wahhābī movement], urging the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] to send an embassy to Persia [Iran] to discuss the issue and to confirm the nomination of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad to maintain public order.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 23 September 1802.The letter concerns events in Bagdad since the death of the Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā], the issue of succession, and the possible threat from Persia [Iran], and forwards related correspondence (catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/272-274).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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)
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 28 September 1802.The letter concerns the appointment of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad. Jones asks Elgin to intercede with the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] to reduce the sum of money it is demanding in order to confirm Ally Pasha’s appointment, stressing the lack of money in Bagdad and threats from the Wa-ha-bies [Wahhābī movement] and Persia [Iran].Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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 29 October 1802.The letter primarily concerns the appointment of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad. Jones states that Ally Pasha has promised to support British interests in Bagdad in exchange for British support in securing the confirmation by the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] of his appointment. The letter also forwards various correspondence.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to John Roberts, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from Bagdad and dated 2 October 1802.The letter concerns the appointment by the Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] of Ally Pasha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah] as Governor of Bagdad, and forwards related correspondence.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 96 of 1848, dated 11 November 1848.The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 18 September 1848. It consists of copies of two despatches from HM Consul in Bagdad [Baghdad] and Political Agent in Turkish Arabia (Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson) to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Viscount Palmerston), dated 18 September 1848, forwarded under flying seal to the Secretary to the Government of India.The despatches concern affairs in the Bagdad Pachalic [Pashalik] and Persia [Iran] following news of the death of the Shah of Persia [Mohammad Qajar], including a confidential agent of Assef-ed Dowlah [Allahyar Khan Asif al-Dawlah Qajar Davallu, also spelled Assef-ed Dawlah in this item] visiting Rawlinson and informing him of Assef-ed Dowlah's aspirations to be the new Shah of Persia.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-2, on folio 151. The number 2 is repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of the enclosure.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 101 of 1848, dated 28 November 1848. The enclosures are numbered 3-4 and are dated 28 September to 14 October 1848.The enclosures consist of copies of despatches from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia (Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson) to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Viscount Palmerston) and HM Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul] (Sir Stratford Canning), forwarded under flying seals to the Secretary to the Government of Bombay. The despatches concern affairs in the Bagdad Pachalic [Baghdad Pashalik] and Persia [Iran], including the views and actions of the Assef-ed-Dowlah [Allahyar Khan Asif al-Dawlah Qajar Davallu] in relation to the Persian succession, following the death of the Shah [Mohammad Qajar].Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatches, numbered 1-4, on folio 297. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.