Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
- Date:
- 1781/1781
- Description:
- Abstract: Two letters from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies (East India Company).The first letter, dated 27 June 1781, covers subjects including:Intelligence from the Coromandel coast concerning French movements and the conflict with Heyder Ally [Ḥaydar ‘Alī, Ruler of Mysore]The movements of ships at Bombay [Mumbai] and MuscatThe return to Bussora of hostages who were taken to Schyras [Shiraz] by Persian [Iranian] forces in 1776.The same letter can be found in two parts in IOR/L/PS/9/76/12 and IOR/L/PS/9/76/15.The second letter, dated 5 July 1781, covers subjects including:The transit via Bussora of dispatches to and from IndiaThe movements of British travellers towards IndiaThe arrival in Bussora of a consignment of woollensDutch vessels at Muscat.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Ottoman-Persian War (1775-1776)
Communication
Ships
Wool trade
Sultan of Mysore - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378642.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378642.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/20
IOR/L/PS/9/76/20