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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 31 Dec 1785. 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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This letter, received 27 February 1786, discusses Edward Galley's claim for expenses and requests Galley's opinion on the provision of goods from Bengal for the Persian market. The letter is followed by the following enclosures:

  • A copy of some sailing orders (no. 75, dated 31 December 1785), issued by Rawson Hart Boddam and Council to Captain Ashmead Pruen, Commander of the Morning Star ;
  • A publication (no. 76, dated 27 December 1785) by the Honourable Rawson Hart Boddam, President and Governor, Bombay, which consists of an extract (dated 15 September 1785) from the Honourable Company's commands to the Honourable Governor General and Council, concerning the payment of the Company's bond debts in India.
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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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IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 47-48

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31 Dec 1785 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter No. 74: Rawson Hart Boddam, Richard Church, Lawrence Nilson and Robert Sparks, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 47-48, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598787.0x00005e> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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