Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3 2
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 4 Jan 1780. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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This letter, received 22 January 1780, has no stated recipient, but it appears to be addressed to the Resident at Bushire, John Beaumont. In the letter, William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra], report that phirmands [firmans] were received the previous month from Constantinople appointing Soliman Aga [Süleyman Agha] as Bacha of Bussora [Basra], independent of Baghdad. It is stated that the latter was subsequently appointed as Bacha of Baghdad also, but it is anticipated that there will be no change of policy to the East India Company's factory An East India Company trading post. . This letter also includes extracts from letters from His Majesty's Ambassador at the Port (dated 9 and 23 November 1779 respectively), reporting on the war between England and the combined fleets of France and Spain.
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Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598787.0x000001> [accessed 28 November 2024]
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- Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
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