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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 11 May 1855. 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 relates to gifts purchased by the Government for the Shaikh of Kuwait, as reward for the assistance he offered to the stricken British packet Firoze in June 1854. Anderson writes that the gifts have now been purchased, and are being sent to the Gulf on the Honourable Company’s sloop Falkland . Enclosed with Anderson’s letter is a list of the goods purchased (folio 238), dated 31 December 1854. The total value of the goods purchased in 794 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , 12 annas, 4 pies.

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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/15/1/143, ff 237-238

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11 May 1855 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.1844 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 237-238, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051557.0x000037> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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