Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, Commanders in Chief of Company's Marine and Military Forces in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf]
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 163v-164v
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 22 May 1768. 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 outlines the necessity for a petition to the Caun [Karim Khan] for troops to assist in the attack on Carrack [Kharg].
The enclosed letter, dated 21 May 1768, is written by James Morley as if it was from Captains Elphinstone and Nilson, to Karim Khan. It gives an account of the initial attack on Kharg. It informs the Khan that they will wait until his troops arrive before attacking again. Notification is also given that a hospital is being set up at Bushire for the casualties of the expedition.
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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 163v-164v
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- 22 May 1768 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, Commanders in Chief of Company's Marine and Military Forces in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 163v-164v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x0000e8> [accessed 24 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 163v-164v
- Title
- Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green, to Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, Commanders in Chief of Company's Marine and Military Forces in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf]
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- 163v:164v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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