Letter from Collin Mactavish, Assistant Surgeon, in charge at Bushere [Bushire] to Captain Henry Hardy, Senior Officer Commanding the Squadron in the Persian Gulf [80r] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 20 Sep 1823. 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 Captain Hardy that the accompanying letter (see f 80 2) conveys intelligence of the death of the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , John Macleod, and Assistant Surgeon Edward Milward.
The letter explains that the Resident, prior to his death, placed Mactavish in charge 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. pending future instructions from the Bombay Government.
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Letter from Collin Mactavish, Assistant Surgeon, in charge at Bushere [Bushire] to Captain Henry Hardy, Senior Officer Commanding the Squadron in the Persian Gulf [80r] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/30, f 80 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023649081.0x0000aa> [accessed 24 April 2024]
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- Letter from Collin Mactavish, Assistant Surgeon, in charge at Bushere [Bushire] to Captain Henry Hardy, Senior Officer Commanding the Squadron in the Persian Gulf
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- 80r
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