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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] [106v] (3/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Apr 1808. It was written in English and Arabic. 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 conveying the Resident's gratitude for a packet Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] has sent him and commends him on his conduct. It also authorises him to reward the source of the acquisition and discusses the jealousy the recipient is experiencing from his fellow citizens. Furthermore, the Resident advises that intercepting French communications to Europe from Persia is probably less risky and more useful than the reverse. Recent gifts to Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, the Prince at Shiraz are also discussed.
It includes a couple of Arabic words within the body of the English text.
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- 2 folios
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] [106v] (3/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 105-106, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899599.0x000032> [accessed 10 June 2026]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 105-106
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]
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- 106r:106v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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