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Letter by Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Field Force and Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Governor of the Town and District of Bushire [3r] (1/6)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 11 Dec 1856. 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 contains two related documents:
- Proclamation by Felix Jones, done on 9 December 1856 aboard of the Frigate Assaye, to the Governor of the Town and District of Bushire, informing him that the city has been seized and that the has time until the following day to surrender.
- Proclamation of British occupation of the Town and District of Bushire, by Felix Jones, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at the Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. on 11 December 1856, the conditions of the occupation are given hereby, listing rights and duties for the inhabitants.
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Letter by Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Field Force and Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Governor of the Town and District of Bushire [3r] (1/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 3-5, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023277562.0x000008> [accessed 29 January 2025]
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- Letter by Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Field Force and Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Governor of the Town and District of Bushire
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- 3r:5v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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