Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎28r] (4/4)

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Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/21, ff 26-28

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Letter from Henry Willock, British Envoy to Persia, to James Dow

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/21, f 28

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 17 Mar 1820. 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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Content: The letter concerns water supplies to Britain's military force in the Gulf. In the letter Perronet states that supplies of fresh water on the Ra's al-Khaymah coast, where he and his regiment are currently stationed, are low. He requests the urgent dispatch of three-hundred tons of water to be sent from Bushire. Perronet adds that a 'perfect state of quiet' currently exists on the coast.
Extent and format: 3 folios
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/21, ff 26-28
Title: Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Pages: 27r:28r
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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