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Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and John Beaumont and William Price, his assistants, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green [‎12r] (4/4)

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Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and John Beaumont and William Price, his assistants, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
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Letter from Thomas Lyon, commander of the Success snow, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 21 Apr 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 gives details of ship movements and packet exchange. Enclosed are two letters for the commanders of the expedition to Bushire.

Enclosed letter 1: to Captain Charles Elphinstone, Commander in Chief of the Honourable East India Company's Marine Force in the Gulph of Persia. Gives instructions as to which ships to send back to Basra for a blockade of the Haffar [al-Ḥaffār, part of the Shaṭṭ al-‘Arab] and which to keep at Bushire as part of the expedition.

Enclosed letter 2: to Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, Commanders in Chief of the Honourable East India Company's Marine and Military Forces in the Gulph of Persia. Gives detailed orders for the expedition against the Island of Carrack [Kharg] and the aim of capturing Meer Mahana [Mīr Muhanna].

Both letters are dated 21 April 1768. The second is certified as a true copy with the signature of William Digges Latouche, Secretary at Basra.

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Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and John Beaumont and William Price, his assistants, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
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