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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 13 Dec 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. , acknowledges the receipt of Captain Charles Gray's letter, dated 10 October, which requested a supply of camaleins [camelines] for the force at Derestan. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that as only a very small portion of the number of camaleins could be procured at Bushire, it became necessary to have them commissioned from Bussora [Basra].

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IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 62v-63

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Charles Gray, Commanding at Derestan, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 62v-63, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x00006b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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