Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia
IOR/R/15/1/32, ff 64v-65
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in [May] 1824. 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 Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire, refers to Henry Willock's letter of 15 December 1823 and encloses certified copies of all the receipts remaining in 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. office for miltiary stores supplied to the Persian Government. Stannus apologises for the deficiency of these documents and concludes by stating that a register of the enclosed receipts has already been furnished to Henry Willock's brother, Major George Willock. This letter is not dated; however, falling as it does between a letter dated 24 May 1824 and one dated 25 May 1824, it can be assumed that it was written either on 24 or 25 May 1824. Enclosures not included.
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Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/32, ff 64v-65, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054395.0x000059> [accessed 6 May 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/32, ff 64v-65
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- Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia
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- 65r
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