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Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay [97v] (3/4)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 25 Dec 1766. 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 is an update on the situation at Bushire and covers several subjects:
- the trade in Carmenia wool and how it has been affected by revolt in the Kirmān region;
- Benjamin Jervis' attempts to obtain grants to settle on the island of Busheab [Lavan];
- the proposed exchange of woollens for raw silk with Karim Khan;
- the poor state of trade due to the Khan's anger with the English.
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- 3 folios
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Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay [97v] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 96v-98, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196151.0x000008> [accessed 7 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 96v-98
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- Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay
- Pages
- 97r:98r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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