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Letter from Lieutenant Price, Acting Paymaster, to James Dow, Assistant Surgeon and Acting Resident in Bushire [53v] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 1 Sep 1820. 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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The letter relates to the payment of British forces in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Price writes to acknowledge receipt from 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. of 64,000 New Persian Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and 2,700 German crowns. Price writes that it is desired that the remaining half a lack (50,000) be raised in the next two months, and encloses with his letter (not included in the volume) a Bill of Exchange on the Accountant General at Bombay.
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- Letter from Lieutenant Price, Acting Paymaster, to James Dow, Assistant Surgeon and Acting Resident in Bushire
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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