Letter No. 62 to Lieutenant James Dickson from John Beaumont at Bushire
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Short letter commanding Dickson to depart for Bombay as quickly as possible as his passenger Captain Richard Scott is charged with a commission for the company.
Letter No. 63 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from John Beaumont at Bushire
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The letter notes that the vessel carrying Beaumont's previous letter to Bussora [Basra] was detained at Grain [Kuwait] on suspicion of having property on board that belonged to the Chaub [the Banu Ka'b tribal confederacy]. The letter also reports political and military developments in Persia and ...
Letter No. 72 to William Hornby, President and Governor, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Discusses several letters sent and received and other administrative issues. Reports that no alteration has taken place in the affairs of Persia. Also mentions the arrival of Mr Robert Holford, a gentleman in service of the Danish (arrived from Copenhagen via Aleppo and Baghdad).