Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 90v-91
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Aug 1766. 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 an update on the situation in Persia, specifically Sadoo Khaun's [Sadiq Khan] recovery of the province of Lar and his orders to clear the coast of petty sheikhs. A surplus of woollens and the need for a cruizer at Bushire for protection are also mentioned.
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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 90v-91
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- 23 Aug 1766 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 90v-91, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x00002e> [accessed 23 April 2024]
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