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Letter from Captain Robert Taylor, Resident at Basra, to James Dow, in charge of the Residency at Bushire [56r] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 11 Oct 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 request by Taylor, having received secret and important intelligence from the Resident at Baghdad, for Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. to send as many cruizers or other vessels as he can spare at Bushire to Basra.
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- Letter from Captain Robert Taylor, Resident at Basra, to James Dow, in charge of the Residency at Bushire
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