Letter from George Skipp, Company representative at Karim Khan's court in Schiras [Shiraz], to William Bowyear and James Morley, East India Company Resident and factor at Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 242v-243

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 12 Jul 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 discusses the current difficulty of getting letters overland to and from Bushire and instructs that messengers take no letters other than those from the Company, to prevent hold-ups.

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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 242v-243

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Letter from George Skipp, Company representative at Karim Khan's court in Schiras [Shiraz], to William Bowyear and James Morley, East India Company Resident and factor at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 242v-243, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x0001af> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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