Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant John Sebastian Natter, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 107v-108v
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 12 Apr 1767. 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 is dated 12 April 1768, but this is almost certainly a mistake and should read 12 April 1767.
The letter is an attack on the conduct of former Resident, Benjamin Jervis, accusing him of granting the title of ambassador to an Englishman in Schirass [Shiraz], Edward Hercules, despite the fact that he was not connected to the Company in any way. He is also accused of trading under false names. Reports that the son of Sheikh Soliman has been in Shiraz trying to gain favour with the Caun [Karim Khan] are also given.
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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/15/1/1, ff 107v-108v
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- 12 Apr 1767 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant John Sebastian Natter, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 107v-108v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x000012> [accessed 5 April 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 107v-108v
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- Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant John Sebastian Natter, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
- Pages
- 107v:108v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence