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IOR/L/PS/9/76/5
- Record Id:
- 041-003710913
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109378625.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100128168559.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/76/5
- Title:
- Letters from William Hornby to William Digges Latouche
- Scope & Content:
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Two letters from William Hornby, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra].
The first letter, dated 2 March 1781, reports the presence of French ships near Madras [Chennai], the safe arrival in port of China country ships [local vessels] and East Indiamen [East India Company vessels], and the embarkation for Madras of Indian troops from Bengal.
The second letter, dated 3 March 1781, reports the movements of ships, in particular ships trading with China and encounters with French vessels. It also reports news from the conflict with the Mahrattas [First Anglo-Maratha War, 1774-1783].
Duplicates of the same letters are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/4.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544463
037-000544535
040-003710908
041-003710913 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/9 : Correspondence relating to areas outside India
IOR/L/PS/9/67-78 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from Persia, Iraq, Syria, etc.
IOR/L/PS/9/76 : Letters from Iraq 1781-1805
IOR/L/PS/9/76/5 : Letters from William Hornby to William Digges Latouche - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0010]/040-003710908[0005]/041-003710913
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (2 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100109378625.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1781
- End Date:
- 1781
- Date Range:
- 2 Mar 1781-3 Mar 1781
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)