Letter No. 141 to Rawson Hart Boddam, President and Governor for the Political and Secret Department, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 161-162
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 9 May 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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The letter reports news that Major Morrison and Captain Biggs are returning to Europe via Bussora [Basra] and that Galley managed to procure a copy of a letter sent from Morrison to Jaffer Khan (and that a copy of the letter is enclosed). The letter also reports that Jaffer Khan is said to have responded to Morrison's letter infavorably and has not replied to it.
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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/15/1/3, pp 161-162
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- 9 May 1787 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/3, pp 161-162
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- Letter No. 141 to Rawson Hart Boddam, President and Governor for the Political and Secret Department, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
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- 162
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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