"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [و‎‎٤‎٣] (٢٢٦/٨٧)

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WITH TUEKISH ARABIA —1646 TO 1846. 55
was informed that the posts of that Agency were then distributed in the
following manner:—
No.
N A M X 8.
Rank in the Com
pany's service.
Nature of appointment at the Bus
sorah Agency.
Salary per
annum.
1
Henry Moore, Esq.
Senior Merchant...
Agent
£
100
2
Robert Garden, Esq. ♦
Ditto
Declined accepting any post on
account of his private affairs and
being soon to leave Bussorah for
Bombay to take his seat at the
Bombay Council Board
40
3
Mr. James Morleyt
Junior do.
Warehouse-keeper
30
4
„ John Beaumont
Ditto
Accountant and Joint Steward to
the Fleet ...
30
6
„ George Green
Ditto
Joint Steward to the Fleet
30
6
„ William Lewis
Ditto
Paymaster
30
7
„ John Yoakly Botham J ...
Writer...
Assistant Secretary
15
8
„ William Digges Latouche
Ditto
Secretary, Assistant Warehouse-
keeper, and Portuguese Translator
15
9
„ George Abraham
Ditto
Assistant Secretary and Sub-Trea
surer
15
10
„ George Birch...
Surgeon
36
128. On the 1st July 1772 and 1st January 1773 the Bussorah
Agency was composed of the following gentlemen :—
N A U E S.
Rank in the Company's
Salary per
service.
annum.
£
Henry Moore, Esq.
... Senior Merchant
100
John Beaumont ...
Ditto ...
40
George Green
Ditto ...
40
William Lewis ...
... Junior do.
30
William Digges Latouche
... Factor ...
20
George Abraham...
... Do. ...
20
Michael Reily
... Surgeon...
36
129. In consequence of the plague having broken out at
Bussorah
the Agent in Council came to a Resolution on the 22nd April 1773, at
which time the daily deaths from this disease were computed to be
about 1,000, to leave Bussorah and to retire for a short period to
Bombay. This Resolution was communicated to the Hon^ble the Court
of Directors in a letter from the Agent in Council at Bussorah, dated
the 23rd April 1773, from which the following is an extract:—
" We leave this " (letter) "in order to be forwarded to you by the first opportunity
that offers: it is purposely to inform you that the plague having broke out in Bussorah,
* Returned to Bombay on the 15th October 1770 in consequence of ill health.
t Returned to Bombay in March 1771 and took his seat in Council to which he had succeeded in
consequence of the death of the Governor, Mr. Hodges.
% Returned to Bombay in August 1771 on account of ill health.