Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Basra [82r] (3/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 30 Jan 1766. 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 is mainly a defence against accusations of neglect and impropriety made by the Agent at Basra regarding the relaying of news, use of express boats, and the employment of Lewis Baretto D'Souza, a former writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. at Basra accused of spying for the Turks. Also contains a report on the security at Bushire and an update on the movements of Carem Khaun's [Karim Khan] men and the state of negotiations with him.
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Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Basra [82r] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 81-82v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196150.0x0000b1> [accessed 29 March 2024]
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- Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Basra
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- 81v:82v
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