Letter from Rawson Hart Boddam, Andrew Ramsay, and Robert Sparks, at Bombay Castle, to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire
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The letter gives notification that due to slow trade at Bushire they will not be sending more goods from India until requested and briefly mentions the appointment of Mr Harford Jones to assist in Basra. Enclosed is an extract from Company commands, dated 23 March 1787, that discusses the trade...
Letter from Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones, at Bussora [Basra], to Charles Watkins, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter contains the request that a letter from the Bombay Presidency to Jaafer Khan [Ja‘far Khan Zand] not be forwarded at all, giving several reasons. It is suggested that a written agreement be entered into with Sheikh Nasir [Sheikh Nāsir] of Bushire. Also briefly mentions the purchase of ...
Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Robert Garden and Dymoke Lyster, East India Company factors at Bussorah [Basra]
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The letter discusses the good price that tin sells for at Bushire and the need for scarlet perpets to help sell other types of cloth.
Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra]
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The letter reports that Meer Mahana's [Mīr Muhanna] men have been plundering the countryside around Bushire. They have taken a mule and a donkey belonging to the Company and a few cattle from the villagers. Also discussed is the woollen trade and the illness of Mr Natter, the secretary at Bushire.
Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
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*The letter is dated 15 January 1764, but it is almost certain that this is a mistake and should be 1765. The letter gives the news that a merchant caravan is coming down from Schyrash [Shiraz] and that a large force led by Karim Khan's general, Omar Gunee Caun [?], is on its way to Bunderick [...
Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
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*The letter is dated 26 January 1764, but it is almost certain that this is a mistake and should be 1765. The letter reports the arrival of a caravan at Bushire and the demand for more variety of woollens.
Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Charles Crommelin, President and Governor at Bombay
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The letter discusses the state of trade in tin and woollens, specifically the custom of Aga Mahomed Ally, a Schirass [Shiraz] merchant. It also reports that Carem Khaun [Karim Khan] desires woollens for his army. His brother, Sadoo Caun [Sadiq Khan], also sends a list of goods he wants from Engl...
