This volume contains copies of letters written by the French Consuls in Saida to the Ottoman governor of the province, relating mostly to the affairs and interests of French subjects residing or travelling in Saida and in the neighbouring localities such as Akka, Tripoli, Sur and Ladhaqiyah. They are signed by the following Consuls : Damirat, Bourguignon, de Clérambeau, and Gautier. The few dates that occur range from 1172-1173 AH (1758-1760 CE). The official addressed is not named in the letters, but it was probably Saadedin Paşa, who, in an Imperial nişan addressed to him in Rebiülahir 1172 AH (December 1758 CE), is entitled Vali of Saida. The collection was apparently formed by a Dragoman of the French Consulate, who wrote at the beginning ''telif el-tercüman Perille.''.
[Franco-Ottoman Diplomatic Correspondence].
This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
- Reference
- GB 59 Add MS 18810
- Dates of Creation
- 18th century
- Language of Material
- French Turkish
- Physical Description
- Codex 83 ff. Materials : Paper. Foliation : Western, 83 ff. Dimensions : 222 mm x 146 mm. Script : Nesih, Latin.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Acquired from the collection of Dr. H. Ford.
Other Finding Aids
For complete record, please see Rieu, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts at the British Museum, p. 101.