Copies of General Letters from Mocha to the Court of Directors
IOR/G/17/1 Part 3 ff.385-386
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 24 May 1726. 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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Copies of general letters from the Mocha Factory An East India Company trading post. to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company, dated 15 January 1724/5 [Old Style date 1724, New Style date 1725] and 3 April 1725.
The letter of 15 January discusses matters including ships which had arrived at Mocha and departed from Mocha, the sale of goods at Mocha, and the high price of coffee.
The letter of 3 April concerns matters including: ships which had arrived at Mocha, and the goods they carried; the attempts of the Mocha factors to recover outstanding debts from Arab merchants at Mocha, and the reaction of the Mocha authorities to this.
It was received via the ship Greenwich , 24 May 1726.
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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/G/17/1 Part 3 ff.385-386
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- 24 May 1726 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/G/17/1 Part 3 ff.385-386
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- Copies of General Letters from Mocha to the Court of Directors
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