Letter from N B Edmonstone to Robert Rickards. Letter from Samuel Manesty to Jonathan Duncan
Date:
1781/1805
Description:
Abstract: This item contains:1. A copy of a letter from Neil Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of Bengal, to Robert Rickards, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, sent from Fort William [Kolkata] and dated 12 May 1801. The letter concerns the conduct of Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], who chartered a ship owned by himself to carry dispatches to Bombay [Mumbai] at the East India Company’s expense.2. An extract of a letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 22 January 1801, reporting the chartering of the ship.3. A copy of a letter from Samuel Manesty to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bussora and dated 3 July 1803. Manesty defends his conduct in chartering the ship.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)