Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Charles Crommelin, President and Governor at Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 60v-61

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 9 Jun 1764. 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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The letter explains that the Drake is detained at Bushire because of the monsoon. It discusses the security situation in the region, how it is hurting trade, and how no further progress has been made with Carem Caun [Karim Khan] or his brother, Sadoo [Sadiq Khan] on the issue of sending a force against meer mahana [Mīr Muhanna]. The demand for tin at Bushire is mentioned. The letter also tells of an European deserter currently in the service of the Dutch on Carrack [Kharg] Island, who converted to Islam and is refusing to return to serve with the English.

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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/R/15/1/1, ff 60v-61

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Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Charles Crommelin, President and Governor at Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 60v-61, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x000067> [accessed 30 April 2024]

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