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Letter from Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire [‎212r] (3/3)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 28 Dec 1765. 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 questions several reprimands for Jervis' actions and conduct, including:

  • his lack of correspondence;
  • his use of express boats;
  • his lack of action and response to the issue of missing tin at Basra;
  • the lack of confirmation from the Caun [Karim Khan] for the grants given to the English.

The author also disagrees with Jervis' assertion that the Dutch may be intercepting letters that travel via Carrack [Kharg Island].

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Letter from Peter Elwin Wrench, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire [‎212r] (3/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 211-212, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196152.0x00003f> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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