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Letter from Harford Jones to James Willis [1v] (2/4)
The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 24 Jul 1801. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to James Willis, sent from Bagdad and dated 24 July 1801.
Jones forwards correspondence concerning his dispute with the Pashaw [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] for the attention of the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company, stating that he is willing to accept dismissal if the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. see fit.
The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, dated 4 August 1801 (catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/163).
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- IOR/L/PS/9/76/167
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- Letter from Harford Jones to James Willis
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- 1r:2v
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