Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Keshme [Qeshm]

IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 66v-67

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 17 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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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 Thomas Perronet Thompson's letter of 3 December 1820, which enclosed a letter from Captain Robert Waite, the Pay Master to the force in the Gulf, requesting Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. 's aid in raising 50,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. at Bushire. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that the sum is in his possession and is ready for transmission to Keshme [Qeshm] by the first available cruizer, which he expects will be the Honourable Company cruiser, the Aurora .

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent at Keshme [Qeshm], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 66v-67, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x000074> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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