Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
IOR/L/PS/9/76/20
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 27 Jun 1781-5 Jul 1781. 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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Two letters from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], 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. for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies (East India Company).
The first letter, dated 27 June 1781, covers subjects including:
- Intelligence from the Coromandel coast concerning French movements and the conflict with Heyder Ally [Ḥaydar ‘Alī, Ruler of Mysore]
- The movements of ships at Bombay [Mumbai] and Muscat
- The return to Bussora of hostages who were taken to Schyras [Shiraz] by Persian [Iranian] forces in 1776.
The same letter can be found in two parts in IOR/L/PS/9/76/12 and IOR/L/PS/9/76/15.
The second letter, dated 5 July 1781, covers subjects including:
- The transit via Bussora of dispatches to and from India
- The movements of British travellers towards India
- The arrival in Bussora of a consignment of woollens
- Dutch vessels at Muscat.
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- 1 item (2 folios)
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- English in Latin script
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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/L/PS/9/76/20
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- 27 Jun 1781-5 Jul 1781 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Ottoman-Persian War (1775-1776)CommunicationShipsWool trade
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- Sultan of MysoreResident, Bussora
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- Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
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- 1r:2v
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