Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]

IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 158v-160v

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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 16 May 1768. 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 covers several things:

  • the need for trankeys to assist in the attack on Carrack [Kharg Island] and suggests why the Bushire Sheikhs are resisting to assist in this way;
  • an account is given by Lieutenant Field of the loss of two trankeys when the Wolfe was caught in a storm and was forced to return to Bushire;
  • the argument against removing the Company's effects so soon is made, fearing it may upset Carim Caun [Karim Khan] and the Sheikhs of Bushire at this crucial time;
  • an urgent request for cash is submitted due to the factory An East India Company trading post. being in debt;
  • it is reported that John Hermit, the Bushire doctor, has died;
  • a postscript, dated 17 May 1768, gives details of a packet received and the purchase of boats at Bushire that will join the fleet at Kharg.
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3 folios
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Vol 1 Letters inward and outward
544 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/1
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English in Latin script
Type
Letter

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IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 158v-160v

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16 May 1768 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 158v-160v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x0000e3> [accessed 15 June 2026]

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IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 158v-160v
Title
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Pages
159r:160v
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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