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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident, and Charles Watkins, Factor, at Bushire [‎50r] (1/2)

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 3 Oct 1787. 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 encloses the following:

All documents are concerned with the collecting of botanical samples for a new botanical garden in Bengal, including instructions for what plants are required from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region, and the expertise needed for their cultivation.

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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident, and Charles Watkins, Factor, at Bushire [‎50r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, f 50-50v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196150.0x000071> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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