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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Robert Waite, Field Pay Master, Persian Gulf [90v] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 29 Dec 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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In this letter James Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , Assistant Surgeon, temporarily in charge of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , acknowledges the receipt of Robert Waite's letter of 6 December 1821 and states that, in compliance with Waite's request, he has given the subadam [subedar] who brought Waite's packet the sum of 10,000 New Persian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. promises to send the same amount again on the next occasion, and states his intention to keep the remaining two sets of bills until he learns from Waite in which currency he should send the remaining amount.
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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Robert Waite, Field Pay Master, Persian Gulf [90v] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, f 90v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023449598.0x0000ba> [accessed 19 April 2024]
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- Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Robert Waite, Field Pay Master, Persian Gulf
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