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Letter from Andrew Allan [Allen], Acting Secretary to the Board of Superintendence, Fort William, Calcutta to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎90] (2/2)
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Letter from Andrew Allan [Allen], Acting Secretary to the Board of Superintendence, Fort William, Calcutta to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎90] (2/2)

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Letter from Andrew Allan [Allen], Acting Secretary to the Board of Superintendence, Fort William, Calcutta to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 89-90
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Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, p 90
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Letter from John Hinde Pelly, Deputy Military Paymaster General, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 90-91

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 31 May 1815. 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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The letter is instructing the Resident to arrange for the shipment of a herd of horses (colts and fillies) direct to Bengal, as opposed to the longer route via Bombay. It notes that a previous shipment of mares was lost during transportation via the Ahmed Shah .

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Letter from Andrew Allan [Allen], Acting Secretary to the Board of Superintendence, Fort William, Calcutta to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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90
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