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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta [26r] (4/4)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 1 Aug 1807. 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 outlines intelligence that the Resident has received from Abdellah Aga, which indicates that the Turks have taken Aboukier and il Rashied and put to death all English persons they found there. It also states that Muscat has received a deputation claiming allegiance to the Wahabee [Wahabi], which the Resident believes to be in possession of nearly all Arabia; it provides all the information that the Resident has managed to gather on their chieftain and their religion.
Also included is an extract from a letter the Resident has received from a native of Bussora [Basra]. This extract provides intelligence on recent victories the Russians have achieved against the Turks and the French. It also provides some information regarding the accession of Mustafa IV as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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- 3 folios
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has resulted in a number of holes in the body of the letter that obscure some of the text and make it difficult to read.
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta [26r] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 24-26, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899598.0x000045> [accessed 9 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 24-26
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
- Pages
- 24v:26r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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