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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay [60r] (2/2)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 17 Jan 1808. 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 forwarding a copy of his letter to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone of the same date (see f. 60-60v) and alludes to a packet which is en route to Calcutta, which has been left open so it may be examined by 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. . It also includes a request for two cruizers to convey intelligence for the next quarter; it further notes that the Resident will retain Samuel Manesty's cruiser the HCC Teignmouth for whatever service he requires once it returns from Muscat.
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- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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- 60r
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