Vol 17 Letters inward [‎127] (158/168)

Content

The volume consists of letters received at the Bushire 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. during 1815. The subjects covered by the correspondence include the administration of the Bushire 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. , logistics (i.e. the movement of the East India Company's supplies and personnel), Persian political affairs, and piracy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , among other matters.

Extent and format

1 volume, 102 items (77 folios)

Arrangement

The correspondence has been arranged chronologically by date received at Bushire between 3 January 1815 and 31 December 1815.

Please note that pp. 81b and 81c precede p. 81a in their physical arrangement; the same is also the case with pp. 103b and 103c, which precede p. 103a.

Physical characteristics

Condition: The volume has suffered from minor pest damage, but fortunately this has not impacted the legibility of the content to any great extent. However, the paper is in poor condition and careful handling is required; special care should be taken when turning folios with inserts attached to them.

Pagination: The volume contains an original pagination sequence, which commences on the first sheet and terminates on the last sheet before the back cover. The page numbers are written in ink with additions written in pencil; they can be found in the top outermost corner of each page.

The file contains the following corrections to the pagination to account for unlabelled pages: 8a, 8b, 8c and 8d; 27a, 27b and 27c; 55a, 55b and 55c; 73a, 73b, 73c, 73d and 73e; 79a, 79b, 79c, 79d and 79e; 81a, 81b and 81c; 103a, 103b and 103c; 119a, 119b and 119c; 122a, 122b and 122C.

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English in Latin script

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