Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Captain David Seton, Resident at Muscat
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 87-88
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 10 Mar 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 concerns intercepted correspondence from two French officers, known to be travelling through the region, that have been intercepted and forwarded to Captain John Ferrier.
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- 2 folios
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- 436 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/10
- Physical characteristics
Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has obscured some of the opening body of the letter on f. 87v. As a result, the text in this area is difficult to read.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Letter
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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, ff 87-88
- Date(s)
- 10 Mar 1808 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Captain David Seton, Resident at Muscat, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 87-88, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100075534085.0x00006a> [accessed 5 April 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 87-88
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Captain David Seton, Resident at Muscat
- Pages
- 88r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence