Letter No. 8: James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay

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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. , informs Francis Warden that he has transmitted to the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. , on board the Honourable Company cruiser, the Teignmouth , presents from His Highness Ibrahim Khaun [Ebrāhim Khan], Governor of Kermaun [Kermān], to the Honourable Governor of Bombay, Mountstuart Elphinstone. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. explains that he would have reported the receipt of the presents earlier if it were not for the fact that the letter from the Governor, which accompanied the presents, was addressed to the Resident, William Bruce, whose return from India is expected daily. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. reports that as the person employed by His Highness to convey the presents to Bushire happened to be a man of some considerable rank, he felt it necessary to present him with a sum of money equal to 800 Bombay rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. encloses a copy of the aforementioned letter from His Highness to Bruce, together with a list of muskets which His Highness has requested that the Resident procure for him. The enclosures are not included.

Extent and format

1 folio

It is part of

Vol 22: Letters Outward

194 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/22

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/22, f 78

History of this record

Date(s)

23 Aug 1821 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter No. 8: James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, f 78, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x000092> [accessed 16 April 2024]

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