Reports on Indigo

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Three papers in French concerning indigo, copied by Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 15 April 1801.

The first two papers describe the trade in indigo from India to Bagdad and other parts of the Ottoman Empire since the 1770s, detailing trade routes and the quality and prices of different varieties of indigo.

The third paper appraises specimens of indigo brought to Bagdad by Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governor-General of Bengal to Persia [Iran], and suggests trade strategies. Another copy of this paper can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/177.

Extent and format

1 item (6 folios)

Written in

French in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/9/76/170

History of this record

Date(s)

15 Apr 1801 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

IndigoTrade (practice)

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Reports on Indigo, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/76/170, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100109378822.0x000001> [accessed 17 July 2024]

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