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Copy of General Letter from Bombay Castle to the Chief and Factors at Mocha [115r] (5/8)
The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 12 Mar 1724. 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 copy of a general letter from Bombay Castle to the Chief and factors at the Mocha Factory An East India Company trading post. , dated 27 March 1722. It reports news of ships that had been dispatched, and other news including the surrender of Spahaun [Isfahan] to Afghan invaders. It also gives instructions, including the following: to enquire into what had happened to the ketch which had been sent to Socotra; to receive an enclosed bill of exchange of eleven thousand Spanish dollars; and to return the ship Hanover to Bombay with a full loading of coffee, if possible. The letter was received via the ship Barrington on 12 March 1723 [New Style date 12 March 1724].
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- IOR/G/17/1 Part 1 ff.113-116
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- Copy of General Letter from Bombay Castle to the Chief and Factors at Mocha
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- 113r:116v
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