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‘Delay in the conveyance of certain intelligence from Bussorah to Bombay.’ [‎282v] (6/14)

The record is made up of 1 item (7 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1815-1 Nov 1815. 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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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. [Mumbai]. It concerns the transmission of news about the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo from Bussora [Basra] to Bombay. The primary subjects are:

The primary correspondents are: Johanness Tergasper; Henry Meriton; and Captain Williams.

The title page (f 280) of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political No. 9, Season 1815/16, Draft 3/5’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, September 1816’.

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1 item (7 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 280, and terminates at 286, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

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‘Delay in the conveyance of certain intelligence from Bussorah to Bombay.’ [‎282v] (6/14), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/F/4/479/11535, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100102721151.0x000007> [accessed 10 October 2024]

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