Letter No.55: Edward M Wood, Secretary to Government, Bombay, to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [2v] (2/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 12 Jan 1837. 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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In this letter, Edward M Wood, Secretary to Government, Bombay, writes to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in reference to a previous letter (No. 1388 of December 1836). He encloses the following copies of letters for his attention:
- A copy of letter No. 882, dated 24 December 1836, from Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of the Indian Navy, to Robert Grant, President and Governor in Council, Bombay. Malcolm makes reference to a letter received from Edward M Wood, Secretary to Government, Bombay, which included an extract from a letter from the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. concerning the armament of the Hugh Lindsay . He then states that the vessel is pierced for six guns and gives recommendations on how the vessel should be armed.
- A copy of a letter dated 12 January 1837, from Edward M Wood, Secretary to Government, Bombay, to Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of the Indian Navy, acknowledging receipt of the letter from Malcolm dated 24 December 1836, and advising that his recommended alterations to the Hugh Lindsay will be made on its next trip to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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Letter No.55: Edward M Wood, Secretary to Government, Bombay, to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [2v] (2/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/73, ff 2-3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023366021.0x000005> [accessed 4 May 2024]
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- Letter No.55: Edward M Wood, Secretary to Government, Bombay, to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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