Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Secret Committee
IOR/L/PS/9/76/26
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The record is made up of 1 item (3 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1783-23 Apr 1783. 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 Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of 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 30 March 1783, covers subjects including:
- The movement of ships and transit of mail from London to India via Bussora
- Disruption to the mail route caused by ships from Grain [Kuwait] at the mouth of the River [Shatt al-Arab]
- The suspension of talks between the Basha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] and the Ghesaal Arabs [Khazā‘il tribe], which threatens communication between Bagdat [Baghdad] and Bussora.
The second letter, dated 23 April 1783, covers:
- Latouche’s meetings with M Cotinal, a French messenger travelling to India, and attempts to delay his journey
- The movement of ships and British travellers and the transit of mail via Bussora
- The arrival in Bussora of a consignment of woollens
- The restitution of goods taken by Grain, and the Shaik [Shaikh] of Grain’s request for a loan.
Another copy of the same letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/28.
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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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- 30 Mar 1783-23 Apr 1783 (CE, Gregorian)
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- CommunicationWool trade
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- Shatt al ArabGrain
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- Resident, BussoraGovernor of Baghdadal-Khazā‘il (Tribe)
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- Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Secret Committee
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