Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/12, ff 51v-52

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 10 Jun 1811. 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 4 March 1811, which conveyed a message from Brigadier-General Malcolm that asked if a piece of cloth had been returned to the Bushire 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. ; the letter notes that no cloth advanced to Captain Charles Paseley has been returned.

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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/15/1/12, ff 51v-52

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