PERSIA FACTORY RECORDS: LETTERS FROM BASRA, 1753-1773 [‎spine] (3/1133)

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PERSIA FACTORY RECORDS: LETTERS FROM BASRA, 1753-1773

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Ref: IOR/G/29/20

The record is made up of 3 volumes (550 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1753-17 Aug 1773. 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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Content: These three volumes contain correspondence sent to and received from the East India Company Factory An East India Company trading post. at Basra from 17 January 1753 to 17 August 1773. The individual parts are as follows: IOR/G/29/20/1 (17 January 1753-19 April 1765); IOR/G/29/20/2 (20 April 1765-24 August 1766); IOR/G/29/20/3 (2 September 1766-17 August 1773).
Extent and format: 3 volumes (550 folios)
Arrangement: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volumes.
Physical characteristics: Foliation: This shelfmark consists of three physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-180), through volume two (ff 181-358) and terminates at the last folio of volume three (ff 359-550); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/G/29/20
Title: PERSIA FACTORY RECORDS: LETTERS FROM BASRA, 1753-1773
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail , front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-b, back-b, spine-b, edge-b, head-b, tail-b
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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