Vol 4 Letters inward

IOR/R/15/1/4

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The record is made up of 1 volume, 133 items (61 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1778-28 Jan 1787. 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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This volume is a letter book which is comprised of contemporaneous copies of letters received at the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire between 1779 and 1787. Most of the letters are from East India Company officials at Bussora [Basra] and Bombay. Many of the letters from Bombay also include enclosed letters from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , London. In addition, there are several letters from various ship captains, plus a limited number of translated letters from local rulers. The letters cover a wide range of topics including: trade, financial and administrative matters; political developments in Baghdad and Bussora; competition with the French in the Gulf and at Muscat.

Extent and format
1 volume, 133 items (61 folios)
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Arrangement

The letters in this volume range from 8 June 1778 to 28 January 1787; however, they have not been arranged entirely in chronological order. Instead, they appear as three distinct date ranges: letters inward 12 June 1779-17 September 1781; letters inward 8 June 1778-28 May 1779; letters inward 20 September 1781-28 January 1787.

Physical characteristics

1 volume in one slipcase

Pagination: There is a pagination system which is written in pencil, in the top right-hand corner of each page.

Folation: There is a foliation system which is written in pencil, in the bottom right-hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. This is the system used by this catalogue to reference items within the file.

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English in Latin script
Type
Letter book

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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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Unrestricted

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IOR/R/15/1/4

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8 Jun 1778-28 Jan 1787 (CE, Gregorian)
Exhibition history

The letters were not bound in the correct sequence.

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Vol 4 Letters inward, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003d8> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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