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Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, James Morley, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra] [‎134r] (2/3)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 2 Sep 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 the planned withdrawal from Bushire and seizure of the Sheikh's fleet. It is thought that the Sheikh may now have knowledge of the plan and the author warns of their reaction. The release of the coffee boats that have recently been detained at Carrack [Kharg Island] by Meer Mahanna [Mīr Muhanna] is also discussed.

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Letter from William Bowyear, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, James Morley, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra] [‎134r] (2/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 133v-134v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196151.0x00006b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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