Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Evan Jervis, Acting Pay Master to the Force at Rasselkhyma [Ra's al-Khaymah]
IOR/R/15/1/22, f 53
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 16 Jul 1820. 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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This letter concerns a request from Captain Evan Jervis for information regarding the possibility of raising money in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the purpose of paying the troops, should it be necessary. James Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , Assistant Surgeon, temporarily in charge of 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. , states that he has obtained information from the most respectable merchants at Bushire which suggests that sums of money, not exceeding at one time more than 25,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , could be procured at different periods. He suggests that much larger sums might be raised if Jervis were able to grant bills on the other two Presidencies in India. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. concludes by listing the proportions that the different currencies available at Bushire bear to the Bombay rupee.
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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Evan Jervis, Acting Pay Master to the Force at Rasselkhyma [Ra's al-Khaymah], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, f 53, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x000059> [accessed 20 April 2024]
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- Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Evan Jervis, Acting Pay Master to the Force at Rasselkhyma [Ra's al-Khaymah]
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