Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, his assistant, James Morley, and George Skipp, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay
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The letter is cover for a letter from Karim Khan (not present).
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, his assistant, James Morley, and George Skipp, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
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* The letter is written vertically from bottom to top along the left-hand margin of the page. The letter is cover for a bill of exchange payable to Mombaruck Ben Hossien.
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, James Morley, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
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The letter describes the worsening conditions and rising costs at Bushire due to the political troubles. These political affairs are discussed, specifically relations between the Caun [Karim Khan] and the Sheikhs of Bushire and Barrien [Bahrain], as well as the encroaching Tankseer [Tangesir].
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, James Morley, to Captain Fountain Price, commander of the Defiance
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The letter is an order to unload a chest of treasure that has come from Bussora [Basra].
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
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The letter gives the author's defence against the recipient's accusations that the Bushire linguist's recent visit to Carrack [Kharg Island] was for his private gain. A request is made for assistance for the family of the linguist Stephen Hermit, who died on board the Defiance when it blew up th...
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
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The letter relays reports received from Shaik Rashd's [Sheikh Rashid] people of an English vessel seen off Julfar [Rā’s al Khaima]. It is believed to be the Wolf and reported to have twenty survivors from Defiance, which blew up on 15 November 1767, on board.
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
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The letter reports that Shaik Saddoon [Sheikh Sa‘dūn] has been given a favourable reception at Schyrass [Shiraz], although no agreement has yet been reached with the Caun [Karim Khan]. Also discussed is the will and effects of the late William Bowyear, who died aboard the Defiance when it blew u...