Abstract: A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bussora and dated 18 September 1803.Manesty defends his conduct in chartering private ships owned by himself to carry dispatches to Bombay [Mumbai] at the East India Company’s expense.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)