Letter from George Birch, Company surgeon at Bushire, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
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The contains a list of the sick and injured that are unfit for duty. *Above the letter, at the top of f. 36, is the end of a letter from John Yoakly Botham, in Bushire, dated 17 August 1768. The rest of the letter is not present.
Letter from Henry Moore, John Beaumont, George Green, and William Lewis, all at the Agency in Bussora [Basra], to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter informs that there is no need for the Revenge and Tyger on the river [Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab] at Basra due to the settling of disputes between the Turks, the Chaub (Ka‘b) tribe, and the Muscat Arabs. Also gives orders for the division currently at Bushire to proceed to Basra for water and pro...
Letter from Rawson Hart Boddam, Robert Sparks, and Richard Church, at Bombay Castle, Political and Secret Department, to Edward Galley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter gives approval to the gift given to Mirza Hussen [Mirza Ḥussein Khan], Jaffier Khan's [Ja‘far Khan Zand] Prime Minister, but states that permission from Bombay must be sought first in future. Also contains advice to keep a watch on a Major Morrison and Captain Briggs and to ascertain ...
Letter from Samuel Manesty, East India Company Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter contains an extract from Bombay command that confirms Manesty as the Resident at Basra. Also the command to aid Captain David Marshall, of the Elizabeth snow, in anyway possible when he arrives at Bushire en route to Bombay.
Letter from Samuel Manesty, East India Company Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter gives the news that Shaik Twiney [Sheikh Thuwayni] of the Montifick [Muntafiq] tribe has seized control of Basra and intends to petition the Porte to appoint him Pasha of the province, autonomous of Baghdad. Expresses pleasure in the friendliness shown by the Sheikh towards the Company.
Letter from Rawson Hart Boddam, Andrew Ramsay, and Robert Sparks, at Bombay Castle, Commercial Department, to Edward Galley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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The letter contains details of English cloth sent to Bushire from Bombay.
Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident, and Charles Watkins, Factor, at Bushire
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The letter encloses the following: a copy of a letter from William Bruere, Public Department at the Council Chamber in Bengal, to Samuel Manesty, dated 14 Februuary 1787; an extract of a letter from Charles Cornwallis, the Governor General of the Presidency of Fort William, to the Presidency of ...
Letter from Rawson Hart Boddam, Andrew Ramsay, and Robert Sparks, at Bombay Castle, to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire
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The letter gives notification that due to slow trade at Bushire they will not be sending more goods from India until requested and briefly mentions the appointment of Mr Harford Jones to assist in Basra. Enclosed is an extract from Company commands, dated 23 March 1787, that discusses the trade...
