Letter no.595 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones]
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 173-174
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 21 Feb 1856. 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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The letter is a covering letter, relating to the purchase of slaves by Indian pilgrims at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]. Enclosed with the letter is an extract of paragraph 2 of despatch no.30 of 1855 (folio 174) from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , dated 19 December 1855. The extract notes with pleasure the fines imposed upon the pilgrims, and acknowledges that there is no law under which they can be punished on their return to India.
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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/15/1/157, ff 173-174
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- 21 Feb 1856 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter no.595 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 173-174, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024066926.0x00003d> [accessed 8 May 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 173-174
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- Letter no.595 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to the Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf [Commander Felix Jones]
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- 173r:174r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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