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Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay [172r] (2/2)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 5 Aug 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 is an update of affairs in the region and covers several subjects:
- endeavours to sell perpets and broadcloth together in equal parts;
- the trade in Carmenia wool between Bushire and Bombay;
- the ongoing reduction of stock at Bushire to minimise the risk there;
- the news that the Caun [Karim Khan] will order Sheik Nassir [Sheikh Nāsir] to give written assurance that the rent for the factory An East India Company trading post. at Bushire will not exceed 1000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per annum;
- Persian troops are assembling at Schyrass [Shiraz] and are expected to march to the coast to assist in the attack against Carrack [Kharg] by the new moon.
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Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay [172r] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 171v-172, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196151.0x0000b7> [accessed 4 April 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 171v-172
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- Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay
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- 172r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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