Letter No. 79 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay [60r] (2/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 12 Dec 1826. 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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Letter regarding communications relating to the evacuation of Bombassa [Mombasa island] by British authorities, and stating that he had addressed a letter to the Imam of Muscat (Saʻīd bin Sulṭān) on the subject:
- Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, to His Highness the Imam of Muscat, 11 December 1826 (11 Jummadu Ul Aval) formally informing him that the British authorities had departed from Bombassa and that one of the main obstacles to his reestablishing his authority there had now been removed. The letter goes on to request that the Imam treat the inhabitants of the island with a degree of leniancy; and discusses the potential interest of French authorities at Bourbon [Reunion] in the matter.
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Letter No. 79 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay [60r] (2/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 59-60, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598689.0x000079> [accessed 18 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 59-60
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- Letter No. 79 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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- 60r:60v
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