Letter No. 63 to Rawson Hart Boddam, President and Governor for the Public Department, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/3, p 122

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 19 Mar 1785. 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 records the arrival (and subsequent departure) of Viper Cutter Captain Lieutenant Thomas Hardie and His Majesty's Ship the Active, under command of Captain Simon Mackenzie. It acknowledges receipt of commands including acts of Parliament and congratulates Boddam on his formal appointment to the presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. . The letter also mentions the balance of cash at the settlement at Bushire.

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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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IOR/R/15/1/3, p 122

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Letter No. 63 to Rawson Hart Boddam, President and Governor for the Public Department, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/3, p 122, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598781.0x0000a2> [accessed 10 March 2025]

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