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432. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 4v-5
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 4v-5
- Title:
- Letter from Henry Moore and George Skipp, East India Company Agents at Bussora [Basra], to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is a cover for a letter (not enclosed) to Karim Khan from Henry Moore. Directions for cruizers when they arrive from Bombay are given. Trading strategy is discussed, specifically the selling of broadcloth with perpets. Permission to open the late William Bowyear's private letters is g...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 20 Jan 1768
- Extent:
-
2 folios
433. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 8v-9
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 8v-9
- Title:
- Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is a cover for another for George Skipp in Shiraz (not present) and contains the news that the Turks have seized eleven of Meer Mahanna's [Mīr Muhanna] boats at Basra and the Bombay, Tyger, and Wolf ships had failed in an attempt to seize more of the Mīr's gallivats (a type of large b...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 26 Mar 1768
- Extent:
-
2 folios
434. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 12v-13
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 12v-13
- Title:
- Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and John Beaumont and William Lewis, his assistants, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is cover for copies of commands from Bombay (not present) and duplicates of previous letters (not present).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 9 Apr 1768
- Extent:
-
2 folios
435. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 19v-21v
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 19v-21v
- Title:
- Letter from George Skipp, in Schiras [Shiraz], to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
- Scope & Content:
- The letter gives details of the author's negotiations with the Vackeel [Karim Khan] and the Sheikhs of Bushire over promised assistance for the attack on Carrack [Kharg] Island and expresses his frustrations with what he sees as the Khan's capriciousness.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 17 May 1768
- Extent:
-
3 folios
436. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 22v-23v
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 22v-23v
- Title:
- Letter from George Skipp, in Schyras [Shiraz], to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
- Scope & Content:
- The letter describes how Karim Khan yet again gave the author assurances the he will assist the English in their attack on Carrack [Kharg] Island with 7000 men under the command of his half-brother, Zackey Caun [Zāki Khan Zand], and then yet again went back on those assurances. Skipp expresses hi...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 24 May 1768
- Extent:
-
2 folios
437. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 28v-29
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 28v-29
- Title:
- Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and his assistant, John Beaumont, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is cover for a packet for George Skipp at Shiraz and gives orders to provide convoy for all ships travelling north to Bussora [Basra] and south to Cape Verdistan (headland 80 miles SSW of Bushire) due to the threat of attack from Meer Mahanna's [Mīr Muhanna] gallivats. The cost of a t...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 31 May 1768
- Extent:
-
2 folios
438. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 30v-31
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 30v-31
- Title:
- Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and his assistant, John Beaumont, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is cover for a packet for George Skipp in Schyrass [Shiraz] and outlines the plan to withdraw him from that place and the fleet from Carrack [Kharg] Island should the Caun [Karim Khan] not send troops to assist the English expedition within fifteen days, or pay the Company to keep the...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 26 Jun 1768
- Extent:
-
2 folios
439. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 31v-32v
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 31v-32v
- Title:
- Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and his assistants, John Beaumont and William Lewis, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
- Scope & Content:
- The letter is cover for another for George Skipp in Shiraz (not present) and Carim Caun [Karim Khan] (a copy is present). The letter explains that George Skipp is being ordered to depart Shiraz immediately. Enclosed letter (undated): from Henry Moore to Karim Khan. The letter discusses the ongo...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 16 Jul 1768
- Extent:
-
2 folios
440. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 38v-40
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 38v-40
- Title:
- Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and his assistant, John Beaumont, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
- Scope & Content:
- The letter covers a number of subjects: orders for the deployment of ships and men following the expedition against Kharg; whether John Botham should still receive payment for housing and as reader of Divine Service even though he was absent on duty with the expedition; the punishment of an Arab...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 14 Sep 1768
- Extent:
-
3 folios
