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Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to George Brown, President and Governor in Council, Bombay [‎104v] (2/2)

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 11 Feb 1812. 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 informing the Bombay Government that the Madras Horse Artillery are returning to India on board the cruizer Trenat [ Ternate ] . It explains that the Bombay store lascars A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. and artificers are returning on board the Ketch Fath Alley instead.

The letter also notes that the Country Ship Moholar is likely to be carrying a large number of horses for the Madras market, and that the Gulf is not as free from piracy as it was.

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Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to George Brown, President and Governor in Council, Bombay [‎104v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/12, f 104, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023623330.0x000011> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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