Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 65 2
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 26 Jan 1765. 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 26 January 1764, but it is almost certain that this is a mistake and should be 1765.
The letter reports the arrival of a caravan at Bushire and the demand for more variety of woollens.
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- 1 folio
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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 65 2
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- 26 Jan 1765 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, f 65 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x00005e> [accessed 10 February 2025]
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