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1. ‘Mr Manesty’s explanation respecting the pecuniary Advances made by him to Individuals from the Public Treasury at Bussorah.’
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- Abstract: The item consists mostly of copies of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It relates to the attempts of Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra, also occasionally referred to as Bussorah], to transfer to the East India Company’s account the debts due to him as a result of loans made to individuals in Bussora. Manesty seeks to justify the loans he made, mentioning in particular a loan made as part of broader support offered to Abdulla Aga [Abd Allāh Āghā], former Mutasallim of Bussora. This is documented in correspondence covering a period from 3 July 1805 to 31 July 1807. Manesty also cites earlier correspondence with the Government of Bombay, claiming that it provides permission for his actions. Copies of this correspondence, dating from 13 April 1795 to 25 May 1798, are also included.The primary correspondents are: the Court of Directors of the East India Company, the Government of Bombay, and Samuel Manesty.The title page (f 221) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 11, Season 1808/09, Draft 178, Para. 44’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, August 1808’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 221, and terminates at f 263, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
2. 'Mr Crow's reply to the strictures on his Conduct sent by Mr Manesty to the Secret Committee in 1796'
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- 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.
3. Letter to Ali Pasha
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- Abstract: A letter in Farsi to the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] concerning Mahomed Nejeeb Beg [Muḥammad Najīb Beg], Mussaleem [Mutasallim, Governor] of Bussora [Basra].The letter was copied on behalf of Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora.Physical description: 1 item (1 folio)
4. Letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley
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- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bussora and dated 28 July 1803.The letter describes a political crisis in Bussora resulting from the detention of an Egyptian woman living with a British sailor, Captain John White. This incident leads to the intervention of the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad]; the arrest of Mahomed Nejeeb Beg [Muḥammad Najīb Beg], the Mussaleem [Mutasallim, Governor] of Bussora; threats from Manesty to remove the Bussora Residency to India if the woman is not released; and a dispute between Manesty and the Bacha.Included in the letter are:A translation of the Bacha’s orders to the Mussaleem, received 12 June 1803Translations of Manesty’s correspondence with the Bacha and the temporary Governor of Bussora in June 1803Copies of Manesty’s correspondence, dated 10 June-3 July 1803, with Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad, who disapproves of Manesty’s handling of the affair, and correspondence between Jones and the Bacha dated 29 June-21 July 1803Translations of petitions from inhabitants of Bussora complaining against Manesty, in particular regarding the case of the Egyptian womanTranslations of two representations from the Cathee [Qāḍī, Magistrate] of Bussora to the Bacha concerning the Egyptian womanA letter from Manesty to William Drummond, HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, on the affair, dated 21 July 1803.Arabic and Farsi versions of some of this correspondence are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/300-310.Physical description: 1 item (32 folios)