Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
IOR/R/15/1/1, f 140-140v
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 14 Dec 1767. 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 the author's defence against the recipient's accusations that the Bushire linguist's recent visit to Carrack [Kharg Island] was for his private gain. A request is made for assistance for the family of the linguist Stephen Hermit, who died on board the Defiance when it blew up the month before.
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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 140-140v
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- 14 Dec 1767 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, f 140-140v
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- Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
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- 140v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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