Letter from Captain Henry Hardy, in charge at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/30, f 90v 1

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 10 Dec 1823. 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 letter is informing the Bombay Government that Captain Hardy has received reports of acts of piracy near Macraum; it notes that these acts are believed to have been committed by people from Sharga [Sharjah], that prisoners have been taken, and that they are currently being held by Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr].

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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/15/1/30, f 90v 1

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