Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], and his assistants, William Bowyear and John Sebastian Natter, to Charles Crommelin, President and Governor at Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 85v
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 5 Apr 1766. 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 confirms the arrival of the English fleet and gives the latest information on the Chaub [Banu Ka‘b], Meer Mahanna [Mīr Muhanna], and Carem Caun [Karim Khan]. Also mentioned is Jervis' departure for Bombay to join the Council there.
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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, f 85v
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- 5 Apr 1766 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], and his assistants, William Bowyear and John Sebastian Natter, to Charles Crommelin, President and Governor at Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, f 85v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x000039> [accessed 26 June 2026]
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