Letter No 18 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 32-33
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 10 May 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 is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government, dated 3 March 1822 (No 377 of 1822), respecting the claims of Abdol Rahim Khan [‘Abd al-Raḥīm Khān]; the Resident is instructed to provide the Government with copies of all the correspondence that has guided his actions with respect to the affairs of the late Nebbe Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān]. This correspondence is enclosed, however copies have not been transcribed in this volume.
The letter also includes certificates for James Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. and John Tow, that certify the time they have spent in charge at the Bushire 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. .
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- 2 folios
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has resulted in two small holes in the fabric of the folios that slightly obscure some of the body of the letter.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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, ff 32-33
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- 10 May 1822 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/25, ff 32-33
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- Letter No 18 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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- 32v:33r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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