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Letter No. 8: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire [‎26v] (1/1)
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Letter No. 8: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire [‎26v] (1/1)

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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, ff 26v-27

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 18 Jul 1782. 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 reports on the movements of the Morning Star . In a postscript, William Digges Latouche relays news from Alexandria that a French Lieutenant Colonel, an Indian and three Indian servants arrived there from Marseilles and departed on 9 July for Acre, on their way to India, via the Gulf. Latouche requests that instructions be issued to the commander of any of the cruisers to keep an eye out for these men.

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Letter No. 8: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire [‎26v] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, f 26v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023375718.0x000042> [accessed 2 April 2025]

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