Letter from Charles Sealy, Commodore on the Surat Station to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 85v-86

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1818. 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 enclosing a copy of a letter from William Eatwell, Captain of the HC Cruizer Benares , dated 25 December 1818. The enclosed communication conveys a complaint about the pilot Hage Kalfan, and provides examples of his lack of knowledge and skill. It is further requested that the said pilot not be offered further employment with the East India Company's cruizers.

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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, ff 85v-86

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Letter from Charles Sealy, Commodore on the Surat Station to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 85v-86, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024197022.0x0000a3> [accessed 20 February 2025]

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