Letter from William Cowper, Commissary General, Bombay to Captain Henry Lindsay, Madras Horse Artillery, Persia [‎8c] (3/3)

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Letter from William Cowper, Commissary General, Bombay to Captain Henry Lindsay, Madras Horse Artillery, Persia

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 8a-8c

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 16 Dec 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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Content: The letter is informing the Captain that only five of the seventy-six horses he has sent to Bushire have been deemed fit enough for service with the 17th Light Dragoons. Contained in the letter is an offer to purchase some of the remaining horses for service within other regiments.
Extent and format: 2 folios
Arrangement: This letter is located in the middle of another item (IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 5-12).
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter from William Cowper, Commissary General, Bombay to Captain Henry Lindsay, Madras Horse Artillery, Persia [‎8c] (3/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 8a-8c, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023515475.0x000013> [accessed 13 August 2026]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 8a-8c
Title: Letter from William Cowper, Commissary General, Bombay to Captain Henry Lindsay, Madras Horse Artillery, Persia
Pages: 8a:8c
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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