Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Lieutenant Ferdinand Price, Acting Pay Master at Keshme [Qeshm]

IOR/R/15/1/22, f 57

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 23 Aug 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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In this letter, 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. , refers to Price's letter of 20 July and states that, in response to Ferdinand Price's request for a loan of any sum of money not exceeding one lak [ lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ] of Bombay rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , he has raised a sum of money equal to 50,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. and has granted a set of bills on 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. . Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. confirms the receipt of the bills that Price sent by the Psyche and points out that they do not correspond with the amount of specie procured. He states that on all future occasions Price had better leave a blank space for the amount required.

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Lieutenant Ferdinand Price, Acting Pay Master at Keshme [Qeshm], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, f 57, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x00005f> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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