Copies of personal letters of Sir Robert Liston from the period when he was British Representative at Constantinople., January-September 1794.
Scope and Contents
Robert Liston's earliest dispatches report the outbreak of trouble between the Jews and the British members of the East India Company's factory at Bassera; but his main preoccupation was the predominance of French influence at the Turkish court. A series of letters discusses the question of tariffs paid by Russian merchants in Turkey, which Liston persuaded the Turks not to raise.
Dates
- Creation: January-September 1794.
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Extent
241 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: Undetermined
Arrangement
241 folios.
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