Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bombay to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/25, f 4
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 7 Jan 1822. 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.
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The letter concerns a petition from Ahmed Uzem [Aḥmad ‘Aẓīm], in which he claimed that two boats captured by Captain Sumley of HMS Topaze were in fact his property. It explains that the claim is truthful, and that the Resident has made arrangements for the boats to be restored to him.
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- 1 folio
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has resulted in a hole in the fabric of the folio. As a result, a small part of the body of the letter has been obscured.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Letter
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/25, f 4
- Date(s)
- 7 Jan 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/25, f 4
- Title
- Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bombay to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
- Pages
- 4v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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