'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎111r] (221/540)

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Resolved that we enjoin the Agent and Council to keep no more money
than is necessary, for the current expenees, and Wool they may have a prospect
of procuring, as we shall, before the close of the season, send another Conveyance
to bring away the remains of treasure, copper, wool and, other goods they have
on hand.
CVIL
Public Dept. Diary No. 36 of 1761.
Bombay Castle, 4th March 1761.
The letter for the Agent & Council at Gombroon, replied to theirs from Gombroon, L.;t«
the 27th January 1760, to the 28th January last, agreeable to our Resolutions
and Remarks under the 29th of the last mentioned Month, and our subsequent
Consultations. We approved their dispatching the Swallow, and mentioned our
forwarding two Musters of Carmenia Wool, regarding which they must strictly En,™ to ke
observe the orders contained in our Hon'ble Masters Commands and List^ traae m conmh
of Investment, copies of which we enclosed them, and directed them to make ^ wtltera sen t
the necessary enquiry, both there and at Bussorah concerning the Co n' ' The obarges of the
one of the Musters of which sent them, must be forwarded thither for that to f
purpose That Messrs. Katter and Douglas Writers proceeded to their assistance
having both received their Diet for last Month with the usual Passage Money,
and the former was to be paid his salary from the 12th January last, but the
latter being at present only on the footing of a Monthly Writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. was not to
receive any, till our further orders. We permitted the Agent and Council to
give them leave to return here, if either of their Healths abso lutely require
it That a Pair of Screws were making for packing Wool, which when finished
would be sent them, and that we complied with their indents for Provisions,
Stores, Medicines and Stationery, amounting. ^ the ^ ole 0f * h !
received this Season for Bussorah, and now forwarded to Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 23.021-2-94.
That all dispatches to us from Bussorah by Trankeeya were to pass thro
them and that we depended on their keeping the Charge of that 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.
wi Ihin moderate Bounds, particularly the Article of Presents, which we observed
, 1TIP vprv large. We directed them to send us an annual supply of
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Hon'ble Company of all Occurrences either there or at Bussorah worthy
notice.
C V III.
Public Dept. Diary No. 36 of 1761.
Bomlay Castle, 25th April 1761.
Came in the Ruparell Ketch from Muscat by which received duplicate of Gomb™,. Let,
a Letter the original of which had not reached us from the Agent & Council
a Jjettc n February, advising that having been disappointed m
t the unfavourable accounts from Carmenia, apprehensive it would be some
time before they could make any more sale and being in want of Money, they improved.