Letter from Henry Wyndham, Acting Lieutenant in charge of the HC Cruizer Mercury to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/19, f 20 2
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 1 May 1817. 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 informing the Resident that he is sending ashore four of his sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. who are suffering from scurvy and requests that they be admitted to hospital.
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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/15/1/19, f 20 2
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- 1 May 1817 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Henry Wyndham, Acting Lieutenant in charge of the HC Cruizer Mercury to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/19, f 20 2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024197022.0x000076> [accessed 21 January 2025]
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