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Copy of General Letter from Mocha to William Phipps, Governor of Bombay [314r] (3/8)
The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 1 Apr 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 copy of a general letter from Mocha to William Phipps, Governor of Bombay, from Robert Cowan and Francis Dickinson at Mocha, dated 29 June 1724.
The letter reports on matters including: ships which had arrived at Mocha, and the goods they had brought with them; the high price of coffee and difficulties in procuring it; the arrival of Mr John Gerrard at Mocha, with news that he had been appointed Second, and Mr John Geekie Chief, by the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ; and Gerrard’s insistence that in the absence of Geekie he was to take on the role of Chief himself.
The letter was received via the ship Prince Augustus , 1 April 1725.
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- IOR/G/17/1 Part 2 ff.313-316
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- Copy of General Letter from Mocha to William Phipps, Governor of Bombay
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- 313r:316v
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