Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/12, ff 7Bv-8
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1 Jan 1811. 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 acknowledges the receipt of the commands of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , dated 13 November 1810. The letter briefly mentions a threat from the Persian Government to destroy the 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. House, which prompted minor repairs to be made to the factory An East India Company trading post. at Bushire. The remainder of the letter outlines the state of the factory An East India Company trading post. and the costs for completely rebuilding it. It also notes the Government's inaction over making a decision about the future of the Bushire factory An East India Company trading post. .
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/12, ff 7Bv-8
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- 1 Jan 1811 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/12, ff 7Bv-8
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- Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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- 8r:8v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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