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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 28 Mar 1863. 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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Letter regarding Captain Felix Jones who has returned to Bombay with the expectation of resuming his telegraph position in the Gulf, but that the Bombay Government has received no instructions in relation to an appointment for him.

The letter goes on to give news of Captain Robert Lambert Playfair's journey to Zanzibar and the likelihood that twenty dhows at Shargah [Sharjah] will form part of a 'piratical fleet' which will also be visiting there.

The letter concludes with the news of Sir James Outram's death and the expectation that Major William Lockyer Merewether will be appointed to Aden.

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3 folios
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English in Latin script
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Letter

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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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Mss Eur F126/47, ff 1-3

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28 Mar 1863 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Patrick Ryan, Bombay to Lewis Pelly, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/47, ff 1-3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023876489.0x000001> [accessed 5 February 2025]

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