Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/22, f 65

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 4 Jan 1821. 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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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 his letter of 23 August 1820, in which he reported that he had received a request for a sum of money equal to 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. from the commanding officer of the British troops stationed on the Island of Keshme [Qeshm]. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that, having already transmitted 50,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. to the pay master at Keshme, he has now negotiated for a further 50,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. to be transmitted, thus completing the remainder of the lak [100,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ].

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, f 65, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x000071> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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