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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire [‎162v] (1/1)
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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire [‎162v] (1/1)

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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/10, f 162
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Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Captain Charles Pasley, Acting Envoy Extraordinary to Persia
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 162-164

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 22 Sep 1808. 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 explains that the Resident at Bussora [Basra] does not see much hope for selling the wool shipped from Bushire locally and will return it as soon as the political situation permits it.

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IOR/R/15/1/10, f 162
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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra] to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire
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