Letter No. 42: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 7v-8
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 15 Aug 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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This letter has no stated recipient, but it can be assumed that it is addressed to the Resident at Bushire, John Beaumont. In this letter, received 23 August 1780, William Digges Latouche discusses the passage of the Ranger to Bushire, which carries Captain Richard Scott on board. Beaumont is informed that Captain Scott is accompanied by Captain Joseph Smith. Latouche states that Lieutenant Dickson, in command of the Ranger, has been given permission to take on a pilot for Muscat.
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Letter No. 42: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 7v-8, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598787.0x000046> [accessed 19 February 2025]
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- Letter No. 42: William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to [John Beaumont, Resident at Bushire]
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