Vol 4 Letters inward

Content

This volume is a letter book which is comprised of contemporaneous copies of letters received at the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire between 1779 and 1787. Most of the letters are from East India Company officials at Bussora [Basra] and Bombay. Many of the letters from Bombay also include enclosed letters from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , London. In addition, there are several letters from various ship captains, plus a limited number of translated letters from local rulers. The letters cover a wide range of topics including: trade, financial and administrative matters; political developments in Baghdad and Bussora; competition with the French in the Gulf and at Muscat.

Extent and format

1 volume, 133 items (61 folios)

It is grouped into

Letter No. 28: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 2 1

Letter No. 29: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 2 2

Letter No. 30: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 2v

Letter No. 31: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 2v-3

Letter No. 32: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3 1

Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3 2

Letter No. 34: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3v

Letter No. 35: William Hornby, John Carnac, Daniel Draper, Henry Moore, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner and Andrew Ramsay, Council at Bombay Castle, to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 4

Letter No. 37: William Hornby, John Carnac and Daniel Draper at Bombay Castle, to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 4v-5

Letter No. 38: William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner and Andrew Ramsay, Council at Bombay Castle, to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 5-7

Letter No. 40: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 7

Letter No. 41: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 7v

Letter No. 42: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 7v-8

Letter No. 43: William Hornby, John Carnac, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner, Andrew Ramsay and Thomas Day, Council at Bombay, to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 8

Letter No. 44: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont and Edward Galley, Factors at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 8v 1

Letter No. 45: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 8v 2

Letter No. 46: Andrew Ramsay, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse and William Ashburner, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 8v-9

Letter No. 48: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 9

Letter No. 50: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10 1

Letter No. 51: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10 2

Letter No. 52: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10 3

Letter No. 53: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10v 1

Letter No. 54: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 10v 2

Letter No. 55: William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner, Andrew Ramsay, Thomas Day and John Torlesse, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 10v-11

Letter No. 56: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 11

Letter No. 57: William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Thomas Goddard, John Halsey, Thomas Day, John Torlesse and Robert Sparks, Council at Bombay Caste, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 11v 1

Letter No. 58: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 11v 2

Letter No. 59: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 12 1

Letter No. 60: Roger Orford, Off the Town of Sertes, to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], and Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 12 2

Letter No. 61: Roger Orford, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire, or William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 12v 1

Letter No. 62: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 12v 2

East India Company's Additional Letter

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 13

Lettter No. 1: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont and George Green, Factors at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 14 1

Letter No. 2: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont and George Green, Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 14 2

Letter No. 3: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont and George Green, Officials at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 14v

Letter No. 4: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont and George Green, Officals at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 14v-15

Letter No 5: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont and George Green, Officials at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 15

Letter No. 6: William Hornby, John Carnac, Daniel Draper, Henry Moore, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner and Andrew Ramsay, Council at Bombay Castle, to [John Beaumont and George Green, Officials at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 15-17

Letter No. 9: William Hornby, John Carnac, Charles Egerton and Daniel Draper, Council at Bombay Castle, to [John Beaumont and George Green, Residents at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 18 1

Letter No. 11: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 18 2

Letter No. 12: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 18v-19

Letter No. 13: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 19-20

Letter No. 16: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 20v

Letter No. 17: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 20v-21

Letter No. 18: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident, Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 21

Letter No. 19: William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Henry Moore, Nathaniel Stackhouse, William Ashburner and Andrew Ramsay, Council at Bombay Castle, to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 21v-22

Letter No. 21: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 22

Letter No. 22: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 22v

Letter No. 23: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 22v-23

Letter No. 24: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 23 1

Letter No. 25: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 23 2

Letter No. 26: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 23v 1

Letter No. 27: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra], to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 23v 2

Letter No. 63: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 24 1

Letter No. 64: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 24 2

Letter No. 65: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 24v

Letter No. 1: William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Thomas Goddard, John Halsey and Robert Sparks, Council at Bombay Castle to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 25 1

Letter No. 2: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 25 2

Letter No. 3: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 25v 1

Letter No. 4: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 25v 2

Letter No. 5: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 25v-26

Letter No. 6: Daniel Draper, Robert Gambier, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks and Charles Bourchier, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 26 1

Letter No. 7: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 26 2

Letter No. 8: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 26v

Letter No. 9: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 26v-27

Letter No. 10: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 27 1

Letter No. 11: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4 f 27 2

Letter No. 13: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 27v

Letter No. 14: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Basra

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 28 1

Letter No. 15: William Hornby, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, Richard Church and James Morley, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 28 2

Letter No. 17: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 28v-29

Letter No. 18: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 29

Letter No. 12: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 29v-30

Letter No. 19: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Basra, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 30

Letter No. 20: William Hornby, Robert Gambier, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, Richard Church, James Morley and Alexander Callander, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 30-31

Letter No. 22: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 31v-32

Letter No. 23: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 32 1

Letter No. 24: Rawson Hart Boddam, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, James Morley and Alexander Callander, Council at Bombay, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 32 2

Letter No. 25: Rawson Hart Boddam, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, James Morley and Alexander Callander, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 32 3

Letter No. 27: William Digges Latouche, Reisident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 32v

Letter No. 28: Rawson Hart Boddam, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, James Morley, Alexander Callander and John Beaumont, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 32v-33

Letter No. 29: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 33 1

Letter No. 30: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4 f 33 2

Letter No. 31: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 33v

Letter No. 32: Rawson Hart Boddam, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, James Morley, Alexander Callander, John Beaumont and David Carnegie, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 33v-34

Letter No. 35: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 34v

Letter No. 36: Rawson Hart Boddam, Nathaniel Stockhouse, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, James Morley, Alexander Callander, John Beaumont and David Carnegie, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 35-36

Letter No. 40: Rawson Hart Boddam, Nathaniel Stackhouse, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, Alexander Callander, John Beaumont and David Carnegie, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 36

Letter No. 41: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 36v

Letter No. 42: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson and Robert Sparks, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 36v-37

Letter No. 44: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson and Robert Sparks, Political and Secret Department, Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 37

Letter No. 45: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson and Robert Sparks, Political and Secret Department at Bombay, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 37-38

Letter No. 47: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 38 1

Letter No. 48: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 38 2

Letter No. 49: Samuel Manesty, Resident at [Bussora] Basra, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 38v 1

Letter No. 50: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 38v 2

Letter No. 51: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 38v-39

Letter No. 52: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 39-41

Letter No. 56: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 41v 1

Letter No. 57: Translation of a Letter from Ahmed ben Khartoom, Sheikh of Congoon [Kangān]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 41v 2

Letter No. 58: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 41v-42

Letter No. 60: Translation of a Letter from Ahmud ben Khautoom, Sheikh of Congoon [Kangān]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 42

Letter No. 61: Translation of a Letter from Meer Ally Khaun [Mir Ali Khan] Calantar [Kalāntar] of Genowa [Bandar-e Ganāveh]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 42v 1

Letter No. 62: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Political and Secret Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 42v 2

Letter No. 63: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 42v-46

Letter No. 68: Commodore Jonathan Twiss, Commander of the Marine and Captain of the Bombay Grab, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 46 1

Letter No. 69: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 46 2

Letter No. 70: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 46 3

Letter No. 71: Translation of a Letter from Meer Ally Khan [Mir Ali Khan], Calantar [Kalāntar] of Genowa [Bandar-e Ganāveh]

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 46v

Letter No. 72: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 46v-47

Letter No. 73: Commodore Jonathan Twiss, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 47

Letter No. 74: Rawson Hart Boddam, Richard Church, Lawrence Nilson and Robert Sparks, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 47-48

Letter No. 77: Copy of a Statement Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 48v-49

Letter No. 78: Copy of a Commission Issued by the Court of Directors of the East India Company to Rawson Hart Boddam, Governor and Commander-in-Chief at Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 49

Letter No. 79: Copy of a Commission Made by the Court of Directors of the East India Company to Brigadier General Lawrence Nilson

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 49v-50

Letter No. 80: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Political and Secret Department, Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 50 1

Letter No. 81: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Political and Secret Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 50 2

Letter No. 82: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 50-51

Letter No. 84: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Political and Secret Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 51v 1

Letter No. 85: John Griffith and Samuel Manesty, Residents at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 51v 2

Letter No. 86: Joseph Alderson, Commander of the Intrepid , to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 52 1

Letter No. 87: John Griffith and Samuel Manesty, Residents at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 52 2

Letter No. 88: John Griffith and Samuel Manesty, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 52 3

Letter No. 89: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Political and Secret Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 52 4

Letter No. 90: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 52-58

Letter No. 93: John Griffith and Samuel Manesty, Residents at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 58 1

Letter No. 94: John Griffith and Samuel Manesty, Residents at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 58 2

Letter No. 95: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, 58v 1

Letter No. 96: Captain Charles Pickett, Commander of the Panther , to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 58v 2

Letter No. 97: Rawson Hart Boddam, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 58v-60

Arrangement

The letters in this volume range from 8 June 1778 to 28 January 1787; however, they have not been arranged entirely in chronological order. Instead, they appear as three distinct date ranges: letters inward 12 June 1779-17 September 1781; letters inward 8 June 1778-28 May 1779; letters inward 20 September 1781-28 January 1787.

Physical characteristics

1 volume in one slipcase

Pagination: There is a pagination system which is written in pencil, in the top right-hand corner of each page.

Folation: There is a foliation system which is written in pencil, in the bottom right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. This is the system used by this catalogue to reference items within the file.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter book

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/4

History of this record

Date(s)

8 Jun 1778-28 Jan 1787 (CE, Gregorian)

Exhibition history

The letters were not bound in the correct sequence.

Subjects

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780-1784)First Anglo-Maratha War (1774-1783)American War of Independence (1775-1783)

Places

AleppoMuscat

People & organisations

Agent in Council, BussoraShaikh of KanganBritish Consul, AleppoCommodore of the Bombay MarineMorning Star, shipMercury, shipCourt of DirectorsScorpion, snow-brigGovernment of Bombay, Secret CommitteeGovernment of Bombay, Public DepartmentGovernment of Bombay, Political DepartmentRobert Orford

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