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Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay [152r] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 1 Jan 1813. 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 is acknowledging the receipt of the commands of the Bombay Government dated 14 September 1812. It notes that the tables of provisions supplied for the Resident's guidance do not include any provision for firewood for the sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. factory An East India Company trading post. guard; it is the Resident's opinion that firewood should be provided.
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- Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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- 152r
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