Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 9v-10
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 5 Apr 1768. 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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The letter discusses the deployment of ships in the Gulf to protect against the perceived threat of attack by Mīr Muhanna, including an expedition force to Bushire. The appointment of John Botham as writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. for the expedition and the need for a 'publick table' (the provision of meals for the men of the expedition) at Bushire are also mentioned.
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 9v-10
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- 5 Apr 1768 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 9v-10, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x000020> [accessed 5 April 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 9v-10
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- Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
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- 9v:10r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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