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Letter No. 72: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident...
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 46v-47
What’s it about?
This record is about the Letter No. 72: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident... dating from 14 Feb 1786.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 46v-47
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Title (The name of the record)
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Letter No. 72: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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Date (When the record was created)
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14 Feb 1786
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Description (What the record is about)
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In this letter Samuel Manesty acknowledges Edward Galley's ongoing attempts to recover the papers that have been missing since the loss of Manesty's express boat near Bunderick [Bandar-e Rīg]. In addition, Manesty informs Galley that the Bombay Grab is returning to India via Bushire, with public dispatches from the Court of Directors.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 folios.
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7c4bd0f7-e30c-4209-9df3-fb977f3d9aaa/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/1-118
Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/1-5
Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
Within the file: IOR/R/15/1/4
Vol 4 Letters inward
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Letter No. 72: Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire