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Letter to Major David Wilson, Political Resident in the Gulph [Gulf] of Persia, from William Sowden Collinson, Commander of Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] [2r] (3/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 20 Sep 1830. 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 a status update, arranged in six numbered paragraphs. It details the journey of HMS Challenger to Muskat [Muscat] on 9 September 1830. It also describes the difficult passage of the Elphinstone from Bombay, including an unscheduled stop at the Seychelle Islands. Difficulties experienced by the stand-in Agent of Sharja [Sharjah] are also alluded to, but few details are provided.
- Extent and format
- 2 folios
- Physical characteristics
Condition: stain on upper half recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of folio 2 makes reading text difficult.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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Letter to Major David Wilson, Political Resident in the Gulph [Gulf] of Persia, from William Sowden Collinson, Commander of Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] [2r] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 1A-2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023809066.0x00000d> [accessed 20 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/55, ff 1A-2
- Title
- Letter to Major David Wilson, Political Resident in the Gulph [Gulf] of Persia, from William Sowden Collinson, Commander of Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]
- Pages
- 1ar:1av, 2r:2v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence