Letter from David Seton, Resident, Muscat, to Nawab Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun, Native Resident, Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/5, f 13 1

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 18 May 1802. 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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In this letter, received 6 July 1802, David Seton, Resident at Muscat, informs Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun [Mirza Mahdi 'Ali Khan Bahadur], Native Resident at Bushire, that he (Seton) is going to Bombay, having been recommended a change of climate for the recovery of his health. In his absence, the Broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. will conduct the Company's business at Muscat.

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