General letter from Bombay Castle to Robert Cowan, Chief, and Council at Mocha
IOR/G/17/1 Part 2 ff.294-296
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 25 Mar 1725. 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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A general letter from Bombay Castle to Robert Cowan, Chief, and Council at Mocha, dated 3 March 1723/4 [Old Style date 1723, New Style date 1724]. The letter reports on ships arriving at Bombay and departing from Bombay, and the state of the Company’s affairs at Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]. It also includes the strong recommendation that the Chief and factors procure as much coffee as they possibly can.
It was received via the ship London , 25 March 1725.
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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 2 ff.294-296
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- 25 Mar 1725 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/G/17/1 Part 2 ff.294-296
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- General letter from Bombay Castle to Robert Cowan, Chief, and Council at Mocha
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- 294r:296v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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