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Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎117] (2/2)

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 116-117

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 15 Sep 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 conveying the regret of the Governor of Bombay over the temporary removal of the factory An East India Company trading post. from Bushire, as a result of the political circumstances in the town. It notes that the Governor does approve of the Resident's decision not to interfere with Persian politics.

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Condition: The item has suffered from minor pest damage, as a result a small hole partially obscures the signature of the letter.

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Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎117] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 116-117, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023515475.0x000091> [accessed 26 July 2026]

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IOR/R/15/1/17, pp 116-117
Title
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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117
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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