Letter no.1447 of 1820 from James Henderson, Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/21, ff 59v-62
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 25 Sep 1820. 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 enclosing correspondence sent from Lieutenant Tanner to Captain Mallard of 23 August 1820, concerning Sultan bin Suggar's [Saqr] desire to build forts for the protection of his territory. Henderson asks for Bruce's opinion of the request. Tanner's letter reports in detail his visit to Sharjah and his meeting there with the brother of Sultan bin Saqr, his trip to Rasulkhyma [Ra's al-Khaymah] where he inspected the damage done by British forces nearly a year previously, and his return to Sharjah, where he describes the people and activities of the town.
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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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- 25 Sep 1820 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/21, ff 59v-62
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- Letter no.1447 of 1820 from James Henderson, Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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- 60r:62v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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