Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to William Andrew Price, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra]
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 58v
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 29 Oct 1763. 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 relays reports that meer mahana [Mīr Muhanna] has taken possession of a fort called Tulsea [?], twelve miles from Bushire. A request is made for a cruizer to be sent to Bushire for protection.
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- 1 folio
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- 544 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/1
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Condition: some of the edge of the page have been torn away, obscuring some text.
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- English in Latin script
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- Letter
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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, f 58v
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- 29 Oct 1763 (CE, Gregorian)
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