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Letter from George Skipp, Company representative at Karim Khan's court in Shyrass [Shiraz], to William Bowyear and James Morley, East India Company Resident and factor at Bushire [241v] (3/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Jun 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 gives an account of the author's attempts to get the Vackeel [Karim Khan] to lift the trade embargo on Bushire. It is reported that the ban has been imposed because of the Khan's unhappiness with Shaik Saddoon [Sheikh Sa‘dūn] and suggests that the sheikh travel to Shiraz to try and settle the dispute. There is an assurance that the author will gather what information he can about the trade in raw silk.
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Letter from George Skipp, Company representative at Karim Khan's court in Shyrass [Shiraz], to William Bowyear and James Morley, East India Company Resident and factor at Bushire [241v] (3/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 240v-241v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196152.0x00007a> [accessed 1 April 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 240v-241v
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- Letter from George Skipp, Company representative at Karim Khan's court in Shyrass [Shiraz], to William Bowyear and James Morley, East India Company Resident and factor at Bushire
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- 241r:241v
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