Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Major George Benjamin Brooks, Commander of the Second Battalion, Eleventh Regiment, Bombay [42v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 27 Mar 1824. 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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In this letter Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, informs Major George Benjamin Brooks of the death of a sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. from Brooks's battalion, which occurred on 8 March 1824. The letter is followed by a statement of the late sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. 's accounts.
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Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Major George Benjamin Brooks, Commander of the Second Battalion, Eleventh Regiment, Bombay [42v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/32, f 42 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023521945.0x000056> [accessed 20 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/32, ff 42v-43
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- Letter No. 21: Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
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- 42v:43r
- Author
- Hussain Ali Mirza
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