Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, James Morley, to Captain Charles Elphinstone, commander of the Bombay grab
Scope & Content:
The letter is the order to proceed to Carrack [Kharg Island] with a packet for Meer Mahanna [Mīr Muhanna] and to provide protection for any coffee boats that wish to sail to Bussora [Basra].
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]
Scope & Content:
The letter is cover for a packet from Schiras [Shiraz] and confirms receipt of letters and a shipment of firewood.
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]
Scope & Content:
The letter reports the attack on Bahreen [Bahrain] by the Hooley [Hula] Arabs and Shaik Ise's [Sheikh ‘Isa] return there from Bushire with some of Sheikh Sadoon's [Sa‘dūn] boats. It is discussed how these developments might affect the Company's plan to withdraw from Bushire and seize Sa‘dūn's fl...
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
Scope & Content:
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]
Scope & Content:
* 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]
Scope & Content:
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
Scope & Content:
The letter is an order to unload a chest of treasure that has come from Bussora [Basra].