Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Thomas Woodly, Commander of the Udny Ship
IOR/R/15/1/22, f 59
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 25 Aug 1820. 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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In this letter, James Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , Assistant Surgeon, temporarily in charge of the 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. , acknowledges the receipt of Woodly's letter of the previous day's date, which concerned the result of an investigation, held on board the Honourable Company cruiser, the Benares , into the conduct of a fifer belonging to the Udny . Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. further acknowledges the letter's request for measures to be taken to secure the fifer, named John Neal, who has threatened to take the lives of his commander and chief officers. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that he is willing to order that the fifer be placed on board the Benares and delivered over to the civil authority in Bombay.
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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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- Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Thomas Woodly, Commander of the UdnyShip
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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