Letter from Yezd to the Residency at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 225v
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 31 Jan 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 likely to be from the Company's agent in Yezd who was responsible for buying and selling in the Company's interests and would probably have been Armenian.
Note that the letter was received on 31 January 1767 so is likely to have been written in early January 1767.
The letter concerns the purchase of wool in the region and mentions the troubles in Carmenia [Kirmān Province] that are obstructing this trade.
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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 225v
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- 31 Jan 1767 (CE, Gregorian)
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