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Letter no.1047 of 1820 from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [55v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 1 Jul 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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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing an extract from a dispatch from the Honourable Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , dated 1 March 1820. The dispatch approves of the actions taken by Lieutenant Mallard, and agrees for his acquittal and restoration to duty. A note in the margin of the dispatch suggests that the approval relates to Mallard's decision to jettison overboard 35 of 55 cases of mirrors, that were being transported to the King of Persia. The Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. recognise that this action was 'indispensible for the preservation of the ship and crew'.
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Letter no.1047 of 1820 from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [55v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/21, f 55, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023370788.0x00006f> [accessed 23 November 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/21, f 55
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- Letter no.1047 of 1820 from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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- 55r:55v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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