Previous 2/138Letter No. 31: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire] [‎3r] (2/2)
19/138 NextLetter 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 [‎4r] (1/2)
View all items
Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire] [‎3v] (2/2)
Previous 2/138Letter No. 31: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Officials at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire] [‎3r] (2/2)
19/138 NextLetter 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 [‎4r] (1/2)
Skip to item: of 138
See full record
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire] [‎3v] (2/2)

This item is part of
Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3 2
This item is part of
Letter No. 34: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire
1 image
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3v

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. .

About this item

Content

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.

Extent and format
2 folios
Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire] [‎3v] (2/2), 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_100023375718.0x000014> [accessed 24 November 2024]

Link to this item

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023375718.0x000014

Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image. 

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023375718.0x000014">Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire] [&lrm;3v] (2/2)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023375718.0x000014">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003d8/IOR_R_15_1_4_0019.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003d8/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image
Reference
IOR/R/15/1/4, f 3 2
Title
Letter No. 33: William Digges Latouche and George Abraham, Residents at Bussora [Basra] to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
Pages
3v
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms
Open Government Licence