Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Commanding Agent, to James Dow, in charge of the Residency at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 59v
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 23 Nov 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 an acknowledgement from Thompson of Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. 's own letter of 11 October 1820. Thompson states that he has communicated the contents of the letter to Captain Blackwood of His Majesty's sloop Curlew , who commands the ships and vessels of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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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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- 23 Nov 1820 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Commanding Agent, to James Dow, in charge of the Residency at Bushire
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- 59v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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