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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 [‎175v] (2/2)

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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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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/1, f 175-175v

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Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, commanders of the English fleet in the Persian Gulf

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 175v-176

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 17 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 on the expedition against Carrack [Kharg] and covers several things:

Sheik Ise [Sheikh ‘Isa] has been ordered to prepare the Bushire fleet for transporting the Persian troops;
the Chaub's [Banu Ka‘b] gallivats (a type of large boat) and some of those from Ormuse [Hormuz] are believed to also be joining the expedition;
the sick and wounded have still not left for Bombay due to a lack of provisions and no available vessel;
a readiness to withdraw from Bushire should no Persian troops have been sent by the time Skipp returns from Shiraz.

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/1, f 175-175v
Title: Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Thomas Hodges, President and Governor at Bombay
Pages: 175r:175v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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