Letter No. 2: James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 70v-71

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 7 Feb 1821. 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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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 a request that he endeavour to obtain and transmit information regarding attempts at slave dealing, either by British subjects or by those of other nations, which it is hoped may aid the detection and punishment of any efforts that may be made to renew the trade between Mauritius and the ports of Persia, Arabia and East Africa. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. promises to transmit such information that he may be able to obtain.

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Letter No. 2: James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 70v-71, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x00007c> [accessed 24 November 2024]

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