Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain William Black, Adjutant, Marine Battalion, 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 Captain William Black that three sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. belonging to the detachment of the Marine Battalion, who were attached to 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. , have died during the course of the last month. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. encloses a list (not included) of the three sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. ' names, along with the names of three other sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. who have been received from the Honourable Company cruisers, the Prince of Wales and the Vestal , in lieu of the deceased sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. .

Extent and format

2 folios

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, ff 79v-80

History of this record

Date(s)

1 Sep 1821 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain William Black, Adjutant, Marine Battalion, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 79v-80, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x000098> [accessed 14 May 2024]

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