Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to Joseph Dart of 8 Feb 1921
IOR/L/PS/9/69/59
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An extract of a letter from James Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , Acting Resident in Bushire [Būshehr] to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia [Iran], dated 9 December 1820.
The letter reports the loss of British troops under the command of Captain Thomas Thompson during an expedition against ‘piracy’ inland from Lashkara [Āl Āshkhārah] in Muscat.
The extract was enclosed in Willock’s letter to Joseph Dart, Secretary to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company, dated 8 February 1821 [IOR/L/PS/9/58].
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- 9 Dec 1820 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Piracy
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- Lashkara
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- Imam of OmanThomas Perronet Thompson
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- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to Joseph Dart of 8 Feb 1921
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