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Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], and his assistants, William Bowyear and John Sebastian Natter, to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra] [‎86r] (1/2)

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 9 Apr 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 largely a defence against further accusations of neglect and misconduct made against them by the recipient. Specifically, the discrepancy in a shipment of tin in July 1765, the employment of Lewis Baretto D'Souza, a suspected spy, and the lack of communication on an English fleet's whereabouts.

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Letter from Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushere [Bushire], and his assistants, William Bowyear and John Sebastian Natter, to Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra] [‎86r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, f 86-86v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196150.0x0000b9> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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