‘Expense of presents incurred by Mr Rich the Resident at Bagdad’ [‎271r] (17/24)

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This item consists of copies of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and 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. . It concerns the amount spent on presents by the Bagdad [Baghdad] 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. , and includes a statement showing this expenditure since 1798, along with instructions 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. to Claudius James Rich, Resident at Bagdad, to reduce the amount being spent. The item also includes a letter 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. in 1809 instructing Samuel Manesty, the Resident at Bussora [Basra], to limit his spending on presents, and instructions directed to the Bussora 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. in 1812 repeating those given to Rich.

The title page (f 266) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 37, Season 1814/15, Draft 20’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, November 1813’.

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1 item (9 folios)

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 266, and terminates at 274, 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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