Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Assistant in Charge of the Residency at Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/13, f 102 1

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 25 Mar 1813. 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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Letter in response to Bruce's letter of 1 January 1813, stating that no allowance for firewood can be made to the sepoys 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. of the Factory An East India Company trading post. Guard at Bushire.

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