Letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley [‎5r] (9/20)

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Letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/9/76/316

The record is made up of 1 item (10 folios). It was created in 13 May 1803-31 May 1803. 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 Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Maruqess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Maghil [Al Ma’qil] and dated 31 May 1803.

The letter concerns a dispute between Manesty and the Bacha [‘Alī Pāshā al-Kahyah, Governor of Baghdad] arising from the detention in Bussora of an Egyptian woman living with a British sailor (see IOR/L/PS/9/76/299). In particular Manesty criticises the conduct of Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], during the dispute.

Included in the letter are:

Correspondence between Manesty and Harford Jones dated 15-24 May 1803
A translation of a letter from the Bacha to Jones concerning the incident in Bussora, received on 13 May 1803. A Farsi version is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/317.
A translation of a letter from Jones to the Bacha dated 14 May 1803. A Farsi version is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/311.
A ‘form of a letter’ demonstrating what Manesty believes Jones should have written to the Bacha.

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1 item (10 folios)

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English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/76/316
Title: Letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley
Pages: 5r:6r
Author: Governor of Baghdad xx Pacha of Baghdad xx Pasha of Baghdad xx Basha of Baghdad
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