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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 31 Mar 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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Reports developments from Persia at length including Ally Morad Cahn's [Ali Murad Khan's] capture of Schiras [Shiraz] and Sadoo Cahn's [Sadiq Khan] suicide. The letter also reports various arrivals and departures from Bushire. It is noted that Lapering Sloop, commanded by Lieutenant Thomas Hardie, had arrived from Bussora [Basra] after being dispatched from there in hope of intercepting a christian from Aleppo (on a Galfar boat) suspected of holding French or Dutch packets bound for India.

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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 88-90

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31 Mar 1782 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter No. 7 to William Hornby, President and Governor Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 88-90, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598781.0x00006a> [accessed 10 February 2025]

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