Letter from William Andrew Price, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/1, f 194

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 30 Sep 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 instructs Jervis to load surplus cash and any copper aboard the Drake which continues to Bombay. Mention is made of talks with Sadock Caun [Sadiq Khan] regarding an alliance against Meer Mahanna [Mīr Muhanna].

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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 194

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Letter from William Andrew Price, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, f 194, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x000125> [accessed 14 May 2024]

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