Letter No. 63 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from John Beaumont at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/3, p 54 2
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 5 Sep 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. .
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The letter notes that the vessel carrying Beaumont's previous letter to Bussora [Basra] was detained at Grain [Kuwait] on suspicion of having property on board that belonged to the Chaub [the Banu Ka'b tribal confederacy]. The letter also reports political and military developments in Persia and the on-going power struggle there. Shipped by Hadjee Rashed's Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. .
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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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- 5 Sep 1780 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter No. 63 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from John Beaumont at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/3, p 54 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598781.0x00003d> [accessed 13 February 2025]
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