1. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 70v-71
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 70v-71
- Title:
- Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
- Scope & Content:
- The letter gives an account of the 'Islamabad Affair', the murder of the captain and officers aboard the Company ship, the Islamabad, by the Arab seamen serving on board, and the subsequent plunder of its treasure.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 6 Mar 1765
- Extent:
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2 folios
