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Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 152 2
Title:: Letter No. 122, Indent of Woollens for the Bushire Market
Scope & Content:: A list of woollens ordered for the Bushire market including prices and types of cloth.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Dec 1786
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 153 1
Title:: Letter No. 123 to Captain John Thistleton, Commander of the Scorpion Snow, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:: Letter in which Captain Thistleton is commanded to sail to Bombay to deliver packets to the council and then take orders from it.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Dec 1786
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 153 2
Title:: Letter No. 124 to Rawson Hart Boddam, President and Governor for the Public Department, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:: The letter discusses several administrative and financial matters including sales of wool. In the letter Galley requests to be relieved of his post and to return to Bombay on account of ill-health which has gone on for months and prevented him completing monthly accounts for November.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Dec 1786
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 154 1
Title:: Letter No. 125 to Rawson Hart Boddam, President and Governor for the Political and Secret Department, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:: Letter provides an update on political developments in Persia and notes that Mirza Hossein (who previously assisted the Factors at Bussora [Basra] when it was captured by the Persians in 1776) is now Jaffer Khan's Prime Minister and that Galley took the step of sending him gifts (a telescope and ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Dec 1786
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 154 2
Title:: Letter No. 126 to John Griffith and Samuel Manesty, Resident and Factor at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:: Letter records receipt of letters (from the Elizabeth Snow and the Scorpion) and observes the return of John Griffith to India and his transfer of powers to Manesty.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 13 Dec 1786
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 155
Title:: Letter No. 128 to Jaffer Khan from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:: The letter acknowledges receipt of a letter (via Saffir Beg) from Jaffer Khan (IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 154-155). The letter thanks Jaffer Khan for ensuring John Morrison and John Bigge's safe passage to Bushire but states that Galley has no knowledge of their mission or intentions and that if they had b...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Dec 1786
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 156 1
Title:: Letter No. 130, Translation of a Letter from Major John Morrison to Jaffer Khan
Scope & Content:: This letter, sent by Saffir Beg [Bey?] on 27 December 1786, confirms Major Morrison's safe arrival in Bushire and states that he is awaiting further intelligence from India.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 27 Dec 1786
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 156 2
Title:: Letter No. 131 to Captain Charles Pickett, Commander of the Panther Snow, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:: Letter in which Galley permits Captain Pickett to take on board gruff freight and treasure at Bushire and requests a manifest of anything taken on board.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4 Jan 1787
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 156 3
Title:: Letter No. 132 to Captain Charles Pickett, Commander of the Panther Snow, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:: Letter in which Captain Pickett is commanded to sail to Bombay to deliver packets to the Council and then to take his orders from it.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 5 Jan 1787
Extent:: 1 folio

Reference (shelfmark):: IOR/R/15/1/3, p 157
Title:: Letter No. 134 to Rawson Hart Boddam, President and Governor for the Public Department, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:: The letter discusses several administrative and financial matters including sales of cloth. The letter states that monthly accounts for November and December are enclosed (they are not contained in the file) and the debt owed to the Resident by the company is mentioned.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 5 Jan 1787
Extent:: 1 folio

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