Letter No. 30 to Lieutenant Jonathan Swift in command of the Success Ketch, from John Beaumont at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is a short note ordering Swift to sail to Bombay to deliver forty-four chests of Venice Ware and once there, to follow orders from the Council.
Letter No. 34 to William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Factors at Bussora [Basra], from John Beaumont at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter reports the arrival of the Betsey Snow (Captain David Phillips) and Bombay Merchant Snow (Captain Charles Virtue). The letter reports news that the French at Myhie [Mahe] capitulated to Colonel Braithwaite and concludes 'the French have not now one flag flying in India'.
Letter No. 39 to William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Factors at Bussora [Basra], from John Beaumont at Bushire
Scope & Content:
A short letter of thanks for steps taken by Bussora [Basra] to assist Beaumont. The letter also notes that messages (from Bussora) for Reis Bagur Cahn [Ra'is Baqer Khan] and to any commander of an English vessel in the Gulph [Gulf] were enclosed (they are not contained in the file). Shipped by Ju...
Letter No. 87 to Mr Augustus Joseph Applegath, in Command of the Mercury Packet, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter directs Applegath to sail to Bussora [Basra] with a packet for William Digges Latouche and directs him to take orders from officials there once he arrives.
Letter No. 102 to the Commanders of any of the Honourable Company's Cruizers at Muscat, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter to commanders alerting them of the presence of a suspected French messenger. The letter provides a physical description of the man and predicts his movements and intentions.