Letter from Captain Robert Taylor, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to James Dow, in charge of the Residency at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 53
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 13 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 concerns the desertion of a sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. guard at the British 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. in Basra. Taylor writes that on 10 September 1820 the sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. , Syed Allee of the 4th Company of the Marine Batallion, escaped by boat under the pretence of having been given permission to examine the boats at port. It is supposed that he is headed for Bushire.
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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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Letter from Captain Robert Taylor, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to James Dow, in charge of the Residency at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/21, f 53, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024100364.0x000012> [accessed 19 April 2024]
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