Notes from Pelly to his Excellency the Governor of Bombay regarding the use of Munshees and his own position as Political Resident at Bushire
Mss Eur F126/36, ff 4-5
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1860s. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The notes by Pelly document occasions where the lead munshee has represented the British Government at the Muscat Court, the practicalities of having someone who knows Persian thoroughly and understands local affairs, and the difficulty in undertaking orders from the Foreign Office in a residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. where the resident is always on the move.
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- Notes from Pelly to his Excellency the Governor of Bombay regarding the use of Munshees and his own position as Political Resident at Bushire
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- 4r:5v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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