General Letter from Mocha to the Court of Directors
IOR/G/17/1 Part 3 ff.352-355
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The record is made up of 1 item (4 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 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 11 August 1724, and signed by Robert Cowan, John Gerrard, Thomas Rammell, John Style and Francis Dickinson. Examined by John Gerrard.
The letter discusses matters including: ships which had been dispatched from Mocha and the goods they carried on them; and the high price of coffee at Beetlefuckee [Bayt al Faqīh].
The letter was received via the ship London on 25 March 1725.
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- IOR/G/17/1 Part 3 ff.352-355
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- General Letter from Mocha to the Court of Directors
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