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1. IOR/R/15/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3
Title:
Vol 3 Letters Outward (from Bushire)
Scope & Content:
A collection of letters sent outwards from the Residency in Bushire between 1778 and 1787. The majority of the letters are sent to East India Company officials at Bussora [Basra] and Bombay. Letters are also sent to numerous ship captains and a limited number are sent to local rulers. The letters...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1778-22 Sep 1787
Extent:
1 volume, 252 items (180 pages)

2. IOR/R/15/1/3, p 117

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, p 117
Title:
Indent of Woollens for the Bushire Market
Scope & Content:
List of different woolens for the Bushire market. The list is broken down by the type of cloth and its colour and also includes the number of bales of each variation. This item is not numbered (unlike the other items contained in the file).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Sep 1784
Extent:
1 folio

3. IOR/R/15/1/3, p 59 2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, p 59 2
Title:
Letter No. 71 to William Hornby, President and Governor, Council at Bombay, from John Beaumont and Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Short administrative letter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1781
Extent:
1 folio

4. IOR/R/15/1/3, p 54 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, p 54 1
Title:
Letter No. 62 to Lieutenant James Dickson from John Beaumont at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Short letter commanding Dickson to depart for Bombay as quickly as possible as his passenger Captain Richard Scott is charged with a commission for the company.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1780
Extent:
1 folio

5. IOR/R/15/1/3, p 110 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, p 110 1
Title:
Letter No. 38 to Commodore George Emptage from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter orders Commodore Emptage to Bussora [Basra] with a packet for Mr. Latouche and directs him to take orders from him once there.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1784
Extent:

1 folio

6. IOR/R/15/1/3, p 77

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, p 77
Title:
Letter No. 97 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Short administrative letter discussing letters sent and received.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Sep 1781
Extent:
1 folio

7. IOR/R/15/1/3, p 160 1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, p 160 1
Title:
Letter No. 140 to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter discusses administrative matters including sales of wool and cloth and offers congratulations to Manesty after his formal appointment as Resident.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1787
Extent:
1 folio

8. IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 21-22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 21-22
Title:
Letter No. 29 to William Hornby, President and Governor, Council at Bombay, from John Beaumont at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Letter discusses several financial and administrative issues. It also reports that Bussora [Basra] has reverted to Ottoman control and comments on the continuing state of fear in Persia following the death of Carem Cahn [Karim Khan], notably a possible rivalry between Sadoo Cahn [Sadiq Khan] and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1779
Extent:
1 folio

9. IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 84-85

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 84-85
Title:
Letter No. 1 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
Discusses intelligence received from Muscat concerning the sighting of French ships and other developments. Confirms that Cochin remains in pocession of the Dutch. An additional note reports the arrival (and departure) of the Revenge (commanded by Captain Bryce Hardie) and the Lapwing Cutter (com...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1782
Extent:
1 folio

10. IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 91-92

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 91-92
Title:
Letter No. 9 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter discusses several administrative matters including packets recently sent and received. It also notes that the letter had to be sent overland due to winds preventing the ship from leaving Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1782
Extent:
2 folios