Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/10, f 114 2
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 5 May 1808. 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 explains that in consequence of the commands of the President in Council, ten 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. are being returned on board the HCC Benares .
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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/15/1/10, f 114 2
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- 5 May 1808 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 114 2
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- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
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- 114v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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