Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta

IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 103-104

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 22 Apr 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 is forwarding correspondence sent between the Resident and Rahma Ben Jauber Atoobee, while the latter was blockading the port of Bushire.

Two enclosures:

1. Translation of a letter from Rahma Ben Jauber Atoobee to Nicholas Hankey Smith. The author's forces surround Bushire and he desires to know how the Resident is disposed towards him and whether he will take offence should he seize any vessels or property belonging to the inhabitants of Bushire.

2. Translation of a letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith to Rahma Ben Jauber Atoobee, dated 14 April 1808. The Resident is stating that he has no intention of interfering with his quarrel with the residents of Bushire, so long as he does not molest English vessels or property.

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IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 103-104

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22 Apr 1808 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 103-104, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100075534085.0x00004f> [accessed 3 February 2025]

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