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Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Dymock Lyster and George Skipp, at Bussora [Basra] [103r] (3/5)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 23 Feb 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 reports that a Persian army is marching down from Schirass [Shiraz] led by Zakey Caun [Zaki Khan]. It goes into the possible reasons for them coming and implores that the Company assist the Persians in any attack on Carrack [Kharg Island] in whatever way they can. A postscript confirms that the army marches from Shiraz in 9 days time.
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Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Dymock Lyster and George Skipp, at Bussora [Basra] [103r] (3/5), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 102-104, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196151.0x000013> [accessed 19 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 102-104
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- Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, John Sebastian Natter, to Dymock Lyster and George Skipp, at Bussora [Basra]
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- 102v:104r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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