Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], sent from Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 7 March 1820. The letter forwards dispatches to the Governor of Bombay [Mumbai] and enclosures [IOR/L/PS/9/69/2-8]. Keir states his preference for the island of Kenn [Kīsh] as a British base in the Gulf and his plans to return to Bombay via Rasal Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.