Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to The Officer Commandin the Marine Battalion, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/40, f 79
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 26 Dec 1826. 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 reporting on the insubordinate conduct of two privates belonging to the Marine Battalion Native Infantry, which was attached to the escorts of the 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. ; their removal to HC Cruizer Clive and replacement with two 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. from the detachment serving on board the vessel.
The letter goes on to describe the events which had led to their removal from the Bushire 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. guard; and refers to enclosed correspondence with Captain John Betham of the Clive , which is no longer enclosed.
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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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- 26 Dec 1826 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to The Officer Commandin the Marine Battalion, Bombay
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- 79v:80r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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