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1. Letters to Harford Jones from J A Grant and Samuel Manesty
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- Abstract: Two letters received by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]:1. A letter from J A Grant, Sub-Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Bombay Castle and dated 24 May 1799. The letter reports the capture of Seringapatam by British forces on 4 May, the death of Tippoo Sultan [Tīpū Sulṭān of Mysore] in battle, and the capture of two of his sons and other notables.2. A letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bussora and dated 31 July 1799. The letter concerns the capture of Seringapatam and forwards packets of letters addressed to Jones and the Court of Directors.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
2. Extracts of Letters received by Jean-François Rousseau
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- Abstract: Extracts of letters found in the papers of Jean-François Rousseau, French Consul in Bagdad [Baghdad], following his arrest in October 1798, and copied by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad:An extract of a letter from Marie Louis Henri d’Escorches de Sainte-Croix, Envoy of the French Republic to the Sublime Porte [Ottoman Empire] to Rousseau, sent from Constantinople [Istanbul] and dated Year III of the French Revolution (September 1794-September 1795), expressing an interest in trade with Persia [Iran] and asking Rousseau for information on Persia.An extract of letter from Claude Carra Saint-Cyr, First Secretary of the French Embassy to the Porte, to Rousseau, sent from Constantinople and dated 8 Germinal of Year VI of the French Revolution (28 March 1798). The letter concerns journey of Citizen Pierre-Joseph de Beauchamp towards Muscat where he has been appointed Consul, discusses the increased importance of Muscat, and asks to be kept informed of the war between Tipoo Saib [Tīpū Sulṭān of Mysore] and the English [Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, 1798-1799].An extract of a letter from Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French Minister of Foreign Affairs to Rousseau, sent from Paris and dated 27 Vendémiare of Year VI of the French Revolution (17 October 1797). The letter concerns arrangments for French representation in Bussora [Basra].These copies were enclosed in Harford Jones's letter to Henry Dundas, Secretary of State for War, dated 31 October 1798 (IOR/L/PS/9/76/43 and 44).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)