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Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎41v] (3/3)

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Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter from William Smith, Major of Artillery and Commissary of Stores at Bombay, to the British Resident at Busheer [Bushire]
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 10 Jan 1814. 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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Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, communicating the intention of Saad bin Abdel Azeez [Saud bin Abdel Aziz], Agent of the Chieftain of the Wahabees [Wahhabis], to establish a connection with the Company against the Joasimese [Qasimi] tribe and other Chieftains of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , on the basis of the agreement signed by Captain David Seton, representing the East India Company, and Sheikh Abdulla Ben Croosh [Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim bin Qurush Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ], representing the Joasimese tribe, on 6 February 1806 (copy attached).

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Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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