Letter from Peter Elwin Wrench and Robert Garden, Agent and Council at Bussorah [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is a complaint about a lack of communication on the affairs at Bushire. More regular updates are demanded, especially regarding privileges from Carem Caun [Karim Khan], sales of woollens, and Company accounts.
Letter from Peter Elwin Wrench and Robert Garden, Agent and Council at Bussora [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter expresses regret that no blue and green coarse cloth can be spared or scarlet perpets. Also informs that the agent has written to Meer Mahanna [Mīr Muhanna] regarding some property stolen from the Company by his men. Repeats the request for accounts.
Letter from Peter Elwin Wrench and Robert Garden, Agent and Council at Bussora [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter reports the loss of a snow under Captain Phillips, a Company yacht, and the expected loss of the Fort William, all to the Chaub [Banu Ka‘b]. It is requested that the Tartar be sent to Basra from Bushire immediately, and that it give convoy to any vessels travelling to Basra.
Letter from Peter Elwin Wrench and Robert Garden, Agent and Council at Bussora [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is a reprimand for using the Company yacht to help blockade Meer Mahanna [Mīr Muhanna] at Corgo [Khargu] instead of returning it to Basra loaded with barley, as ordered. There is a request for the price of tin at Bushire as they have been advised to send it to Bagdat [Baghdad]. Also c...
Letter from Peter Elwin Wrench and George Skipp, East India Company Agent and council at Bussora [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is an order to return the Tartar to Basra as soon as possible and to forward a packet for Bombay onwards to Muscatt [Muscat].
Letter from Peter Elwin Wrench, Dymoke Lyster, and George Skipp, East India Company Agent and Council at Bussora [Basra], to William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter is a request that the commanders of the Tartar and the Success be paid at Bushire due to a lack of cash at Basra.
Letter from Dymoke Lyster and George Skipp, acting East India Company Agent and Council at Bussora [Basra], to William Bowyear and John Sebastian Natter, East India Company Resident and Factor at Bushire
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The letter discusses who is in command of the Caun's [Karim Khan] army that is descending to Bushire, authorising the giving of gifts if the Resident thinks it necessary. It is also outlined what should be done should the Khan request assistance against the Meer [Mīr Muhanna]. It reports that tw...
Letter Henry Moore and Dymoke Lyster, East India Company Agent and Council at Bussora [Basra], to William Bowyear and James Morley, East India Company Resident and factor at Bushire
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The letter is cover for others to Carim Caun [Karim Khan] and George Skipp (neither present). There is an order to advise the Company broker at Muscat, Narrotum, of the current unstable situation so that he may alert ships coming up the Gulf.
Letter No. 77 to Samuel Manesty, in Charge of the Honourable East India Company at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
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Sent with a duplicate of item IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 128-129. The letter states that the Scorpion Snow, under the command of John Thistleton, is on its way to Bussora [Basra] from Bushire.
Letter No. 60: Roger Orford, Off the Town of Sertes, to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], and Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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A note by Roger Orford, giving intelligence on the movements of French privateers at the Island of Keyn [Qeys]. Orford states that he believes that the privateers will move on to Muscat, before proceeding to India.
