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APPENDIX I.

List of the Bast India Company's Agents in Persia and Basrah from 1616
to 1800.

Agents in Persia.
Mr. Edward Connock—November 1610; died in December 1617.
„ Thomas Barker—Deoember 1017.
„ Edward Monox.
Captain William Burt—about 1027 ; died in 1030,
Mr. Gibson.—-about 1035 ; died in 1037.
„ William Weale—about 1650 ; died in 1650.
„ Foster ; died in 1001.
„ Buckerdig.
„ Richard Craddock—1662.
[Craddock recalled from Persia in 1604, as tbe Company bad decided to withdraw their
factories ia Persia.]
Mr. Thomas Roll—(sent to Persia in 1071, appointed President at Surat in 1677).
,, Petit.
,, Gladman.
Captain Brangwin—1695 (died ia'1090).
Mr. Edward Owen—1097.
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Ispahan was made in 1797.—the Chief settlement in Persia.
Mr. Barnwell (Chief Agent in Persia, 1097).
„ Oliver—170 U. •
„ Prescot (Chief at Ispahan) and Mr. Owen, Chief at Gombroon in 1704. (Mr. Prescot
! died at As^eenin 1705 November.)
Mr. Owen, November 1705 ; died soon after (at Ispahan).
„ Lock, 1706 (at Ispahan), and Mr. Grove at Gombroon.
„ Johu Eaton Dodsworth—(Supervisor at Gombroon in 1708).

, [There is here a gap in the history of the Company's affairs in Persia.]
Mr. Waters—(Chief at Gombroon, leaves for Bombay in 1727).
,, W. H. Draper—1727 (at Gombroon).
„ J. Harne—(at Gombroon, left Gombroon for Bombay ia 1732).
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„ Cockell—March 1783 (at Gombroon).
„ Cordeaux (sent as Agent to Canoania in March 1783.)

[in 1734 Agencies were withdrawn from Ispahan and Carmania.]
Mr. Waters (temporarily at Gombroon on Mr. CockelFs leaving for Bombay in February
1784).
Mr. J. Geekie—March 1734 [at Gombroon ; he came from Ispahan].

[/» 1744 the English resettled at Ispahan and Carmania, and established Agency at Meshed.]
Mr. Pierson is sent as Resident at Ispahan with Mr. Blnndy as Assistant.
„ D. Graves is sent io 1748 to Carmania, and thou to Ispahan.
„ Graves is appointed to succeed Mr. Pierson at Ispahan, tho latter having been
dismissed.
Messrs. Graves and Dalrymple proceed in 1750 to Ispahan to enquire into the Company's
affairs. They bad, however, to dee from Ispahan, and no agent was tent there afterwards.