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Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra] [61v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 20 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 gives the news of the Drake 's detainment at Bushire due to the monsoon. There is a request for stationery.
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Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra] [61v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, f 61-61v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196150.0x000088> [accessed 22 June 2026]
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, f 61-61v
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- Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra]
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- 61v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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