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Letter no.676 of 1820, from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎36r] (2/2)

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 29 Apr 1820. 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 an acknowledgement by Warden of Bruce's letter of 26 March 1820. He writes that the Governor in Council approves of Bruce having visited his Royal Highness the Prince of Sheeraz [Shiraz] when he was in the Bushire district. Warden also states that the Governor in Council authorises a gift to the value of 4,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for the Prince. Warden further writes that the assistance His Royal Highness has requested from the Resident in conveying his troops to Bahrain cannot be given, being inconsistent with Britain's policy of the suppression of piracy in the region.

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Letter no.676 of 1820, from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎36r] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/21, ff 35v-36, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023370788.0x000048> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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