Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Joseph Phillips, Commander of the Cruiser Vestal
IOR/R/15/1/16, ff 35v-36
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 19 Apr 1815. 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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Letter requesting that two sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. be permitted to return to Bombay on board the Vestal on account of their ill health and that two sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. from the ship's detachment be stationed at Bushire in their stead.
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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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- 19 Apr 1815 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Joseph Phillips, Commander of the Cruiser Vestal
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