1. IOR/R/15/1/1, f 47v 1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/1/1, f 47v 1
- Title:
- Letter from Samuel Manesty, East India Company Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, East India Company Resident at Bushire
- Scope & Content:
- 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.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 21 May 1787
- Extent:
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1 folio
