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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, Writing from Calcutta, to James Bruce Simson, Acting Secretary to the Government, Bombay [&lrm;85r] (2/2)

Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, Writing from Calcutta, to James Bruce Simson, Acting Secretary to the Government, Bombay [‎85r] (2/2)

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Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, Writing from Calcutta, to James Bruce Simson, Acting Secretary to the Government, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 84v-85

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Richard Morgan, Secretary to the Marine Board, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/22, f 85 1

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/22, f 85 2

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 28 Oct 1821. 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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Content: This letter is a response to Government commands, dated 1 October, which informed William Bruce that some tents had been supplied to HMS Topaze , on the expedition against Mocka in November 1820. The commands also relayed a request from the Governor in Council, Mountstuart Elphinstone, for Bruce to report on what had become of the tents. Bruce responds by stating that previous to the Topaze's departure from Mocka a number of tents were sent from there to the Honourable Company ship Ernad [?], for the purpose of being returned to the stores. Bruce adds that some of the tents were reportedly lost over board.
Extent and format: 2 folios
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 84v-85
Title: Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, Writing from Calcutta, to James Bruce Simson, Acting Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Pages: 85r
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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