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Letter from William Andrew Price, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire [195r] (2/2)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 8 Nov 1763. 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 threat of attack by Meer Mahanna [Mīr Muhanna] at Bushire, with notification that the Swallow is being sent there for protection. Also discussed is an agreement reached with a Basra merchant to sell all woollens at Bushire, but due to lower prices at Basra it is left to Jervis to decide whether to do so or not.
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Letter from William Andrew Price, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire [195r] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, f 194v-195, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196152.0x00001d> [accessed 25 April 2024]
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- Letter from William Andrew Price, East India Company Agent at Bussorah [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
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- 195r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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