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Letter No. 63: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire [44v] (5/8)
The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 8 Nov 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 requests details of Edward Galley's salary and allowance. In addition, the letter informs Galley of a shipment of woollens, which he is instructed to send on to Bussora [Basra]. The letter is followed by the following enclosures:
- Copies of extracts from the Honourable Company's commands, together with a copy of a letter from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. to the President and Council of Bombay (no. 64, dated 18 March 1785, 11 April 1785 and 11 April 1783 respectively);
- A copy of sailing orders for Jonathan Twiss, Commander of the Marine and of the Bombay Grab Shallow vessel with a projecting bow. ship (no. 65, dated 9 November 1785);
- A copy of an extract from the instructions to the commanders of the Honourable Company's cruizers (no. 66, not dated);
- A copy of a publication of the Honourable Company's commands regarding bonded debt (no. 67, dated 20 September 1785).
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Letter No. 63: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire [44v] (5/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 42v-46, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023375718.0x000066> [accessed 27 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 42v-46
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- Letter No. 63: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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- 43r:46r
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