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171. IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 57-59

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 57-59
Title:
Letters No. 68-69 to William Hornby, President and Governor, Council at Bombay, from John Beaumont and Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter discusses several administrative and financial issues. Letter also reports that the situation in Persia remains the same as described in the previous letter (IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 57-58). The letter includes a Manifest of Treasure, Pearls and Freight laden at Bushire on the Ship Mercury 31 D...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1780
Extent:

2 folios

172. IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 159-160

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 159-160
Title:
Letter No. 139 to John Griffith, Resident and Samuel Manesty, Factor at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter discusses sales of wool in detail.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1787
Extent:
2 folios

173. IOR/R/15/1/5, f 21v 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/5, f 21v 2
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], Writing from Maghil, to Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident, Bushire
Scope & Content:
Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], writes that since closing the accompanying dispatch (see f 21v 1) he has received a letter from Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun [Mirza Mahdi 'Ali Khan Bahadur], Native Resident at Bushire, dated 20 October 1802, which gives the account of the last sales of woo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Oct 1802
Extent:
1 folio

174. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 225v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 225v
Title:
Letter from Yezd to the Residency at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is likely to be from the Company's agent in Yezd who was responsible for buying and selling in the Company's interests and would probably have been Armenian. Note that the letter was received on 31 January 1767 so is likely to have been written in early January 1767. The letter conc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1767
Extent:

1 folio

175. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 51v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 51v
Title:
Letter from Samuel Manesty, at Bussora [Basra], to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter wishes William Francklin success in his trip to Shyrauz [Shiraz] to procure plant specimens for the botanical garden in Bengal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1787
Extent:

1 folio

176. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 110v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 110v
Title:
Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Captain Leslie
Scope & Content:
The letter is the order to land soldiers and musicians at Bushire to accompany George Skipp to Schirass [Shiraz].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Apr 1767
Extent:

1 folio

177. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 42v-43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 42v-43
Title:
Letter from John McKenley, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter explains that the vessels currently anchored in the shelter of the Bushire bay were brought there due to high winds and insufficient sails. The author also predicts that the coming two months are going to bring unsettled weather.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Dec 1768
Extent:

2 folios

178. IOR/R/15/1/4, f 25v 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 25v 1
Title:
Letter No. 3: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Bushire
Scope & Content:
This letter reports on the movement of the Revenge, which has been ordered by the Select Committee to return to Bombay and to stop at Bushire for as short a time as possible.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Feb 1782
Extent:
1 folio

179. IOR/R/15/1/4, f 42

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 42
Title:
Letter No. 60: Translation of a Letter from Ahmud ben Khautoom, Sheikh of Congoon [Kangān]
Scope & Content:
This letter, received 8 December 1785, does not have a stated recipient, but it would appear to be addressed to the Resident at Bushire, Edward Galley. In the letter Ahmud ben Khautoom, Sheikh of Congoon [Kangān], acknowledges the receipt of the recipient's letter. He refers to the seizure of tw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Dec 1785
Extent:
1 folio

180. IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 38v-39

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 38v-39
Title:
Letter No. 51: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
In this letter Samuel Manesty thanks Edward Galley for the intelligence received in recent letters. He informs Galley that the Dudley, commanded by Captain Geddes, will sail from Bussora [Basra] to Bushire, on her way to Bengal, with public packets received from England.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jul 1785
Extent:
2 folios