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Correspondence Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Position as Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad] [516r] (3/22)
The record is made up of 1 item (11 folios). It was created in 14 Apr 1805-3 Apr 1806. 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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Correspondence between Charles Arbuthnot, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire; Lord Castlereagh [Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh], President of the Board of Control Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company. for India; Jacob Bosanquet (and his successor, Charles Grant), Chairman 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. ; and Sir Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad].The papers concern Arbuthnot's recommendation to Jones that he leave his post in Bagdad due to the conflict between him and the Pacha [ Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ] of Bagdad, and include a detailed defence by Jones of the establishment and expenses of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bagdad.
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- IOR/G/29/32, ff 515-525
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- Correspondence Relating to Sir Harford Jones's Position as Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad]
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- 515r:525v
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