Letter from Rawson Hart Boddam, Andrew Ramsay, and Robert Sparks, at Bombay Castle, to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/1, f 51 2

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 20 Nov 1787. 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 gives notification that due to slow trade at Bushire they will not be sending more goods from India until requested and briefly mentions the appointment of Mr Harford Jones to assist in Basra.

Enclosed is an extract from Company commands, dated 23 March 1787, that discusses the trade in Carmenia [Kirmān] wool and the need for more to be sent to India.

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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 51 2

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Letter from Rawson Hart Boddam, Andrew Ramsay, and Robert Sparks, at Bombay Castle, to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, f 51 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x00007a> [accessed 27 December 2024]

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