Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], Writing from Maghil, Near Bussora, to Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/5, f 13 2
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 16 Jul 1802. 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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In this letter, received 21 July 1802, Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], acknowledges the receipt of a letter from Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun [Mirza Mahdi 'Ali Khan Bahadur], Native Resident at Bushire, which enclosed a further remittance of 2,000 piasters, on account of the Honourable Company. Manesty goes on to write about a boat named the Bay, which was detained and plundered in the previous year by Beneattabee [Bani Utbah] Arabs. Manesty expresses his astonishment that Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, in a letter to the Government, dated 15 December 1801, stated that the boat had British colors [colours] on board at the time. Manesty argues that the boat was not carrying British colors. Manesty concludes by informing the Native Resident that the Shrewsbury ship is departing for Bushire on her way to Bengall [Bengal].
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Letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], Writing from Maghil, Near Bussora, to Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/5, f 13 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100074833292.0x00004d> [accessed 15 July 2026]
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