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81. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 154v-155

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 154v-155
Title:
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter informs that other letters have been sent that contain information on George Skipp's negotiations with Karim Khan at Shiraz. It is reported that a missing box of stationery has been found aboard the Eagle.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1768
Extent:

2 folios

82. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 161v-162

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 161v-162
Title:
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, commanders of the expedition fleet against Carrack [Kharg Island]
Scope & Content:
The letter is cover for copies of George Skipp's letters (not present) from Shiraz which contain news of the Caun's [Karim Khan] promises of assistance against Mīr Muhanna and a plan of the island's fort made by Signor Rigo in 1756.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 May 1768
Extent:

2 folios

83. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 162v-163

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 162v-163
Title:
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, Commanders in Chief of Company's Marine and Military Forces in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf]
Scope & Content:
The letter relays the news that the sheikhs of Bushire have agreed to send five boats to assist against Carrack [Kharg Island]. A postscript, dated 21 May 1768, reports that due to lack of water and other supplies it was possible to send only four of the five boats.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1768
Extent:

2 folios

84. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 163v-164v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 163v-164v
Title:
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, Commanders in Chief of Company's Marine and Military Forces in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf]
Scope & Content:
The letter outlines the necessity for a petition to the Caun [Karim Khan] for troops to assist in the attack on Carrack [Kharg]. The enclosed letter, dated 21 May 1768, is written by James Morley as if it was from Captains Elphinstone and Nilson, to Karim Khan. It gives an account of the initia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 May 1768
Extent:

2 folios

85. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 172v-173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 172v-173
Title:
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is notification that some of the wounded are to return to India aboard the Hormuzare as recommended by Dr Birch, the Company surgeon at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Aug 1768
Extent:

2 folios

86. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 175v-176

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 175v-176
Title:
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, commanders of the English fleet in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter reports that Meer Mahanna's [Mīr Muhanna] gallivats have taken a two-mast vessel off Halila [Heleylah].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1768
Extent:

2 folios

87. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 178-179

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 178-179
Title:
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter reports that, due to no Persian troops yet arriving at the coast, the Bombay, the Essex, and the Wolf have sailed for Bombay. It states that when George Skipp returns from Schyrass [Shiraz] they will begin withdrawing stock from Bushire. Also given is the latest news about the loss of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1768
Extent:

2 folios

88. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 195v-196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 195v-196
Title:
Letter from Charles Crommelin, Thomas Byfield, John Spencer, Charles Waters, Peter Elwin Wrench, Samuel Court, and Cecil Bowyer, President and Council at Bombay Castle, to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is cover for a shipment of broadcloth and perpets and encloses some remarks on accounts (not present). Also confirms Jervis as Resident at Bushire and directs that all orders and accounts are to go through the Agency at Bussorah [Basra].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1764
Extent:

2 folios

89. IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 198v-199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 198v-199
Title:
Letter from Charles Crommelin, William Andrew Price, Charles Waters, Samuel Court, and Cecil Bowyear, President and Council at Bombay Castle, to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter gives approval for the sale of cap tin at Bushire, but urges that either English weights be used in future or that the Tabrize Maund be fixed at 7 lbs. Also discussed are various articles of the agreement signed with Sadiq Khan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1764
Extent:

2 folios

90. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 4-4v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 4-4v
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 discusses relations with Carim Caun [Karim Khan], specifically how they may have been affected by Stephen Hermit visiting Carrack (Kharg Island). The letter also sets out new rules regarding the certification for private vessels and the flying of the English flag, with a new pass syste...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1767
Extent:

1 folio