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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire [‎51r] (1/1)

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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/1, f 51 1
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Letter from Rawson Hart Boddam, Andrew Ramsay, and Robert Sparks, at Bombay Castle, to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/1, f 51 2

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 10 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 contains the news that the Turks have re-established control of Basra after defeating Shaik Twiney [Sheikh Thuwayni, of the Muntafiq tribe] in pitched battle. Notification is also given of the passage of Indian troops to Bushire.

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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Charles Watkins, Resident at Bushire
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51r
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