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Letter from [Samuel Manesty, Resident], Bussora [Basra], to Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident, Bushire [‎7v] (1/1)
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Letter from [Samuel Manesty, Resident], Bussora [Basra], to Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident, Bushire [‎7v] (1/1)

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Letter from [Samuel Manesty, Resident], Bussora [Basra], to Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident, Bushire
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Letter from Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident, Bushire, to Lieutenant James Jeakes, Commander of the Alert Cruiser
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/5, f 7v 2

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 10 Feb 1802. 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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In this letter, received 14 February 1802, Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun [Mirza Mahdi 'Ali Khan Bahadur], Native Resident, Bushire, is informed that the Alert will touch at Bushire on her way to Bombay, and that her Commander has been instructed to receive charge of any advices that Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun may wish to transmit to the President in Council, Jonathan Duncan. This letter is not signed, but as it is stated as originating from Bussora [Basra], it can be assumed that it is from Samuel Manesty, the Resident there.

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Letter from [Samuel Manesty, Resident], Bussora [Basra], to Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident, Bushire [‎7v] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/5, f 7v 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023896758.0x000010> [accessed 14 June 2026]

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Letter from [Samuel Manesty, Resident], Bussora [Basra], to Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident, Bushire
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