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Letter No. 52: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire [40r] (4/7)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 30 Jul 1785. 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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This letter begins by acknowledging the receipt of letters via the Scorpion , the Viper and the Morning Star . The letter requests an account of the expenses that were incurred by Galley while facilitating the travel of gentlemen to and from India, so that his case for reimbursement can be taken into consideration. The letter includes the following enclosures:
- A letter (no. 53, dated 31 July 1785) from Rawson Hart Boddam, Governor of Bombay, to Captain John Thistleton, Commander of the Scorpion, requesting the immediate delivery of a packet to the Resident at Bushire, weather permitting;
- Extracts from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ' Commands to the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Bombay (no. 54, dated 9 December 1784, 10 December 1784, and 27 January 1785 respectively), together with an extract from a general letter (dated 9 December 1784) from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. to Bengal;
- A publication (no. 55, dated 24 June 1785) by Rawson Hart Boddam, which includes extracts from the aforementioned general letter from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. to Bengal.
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Letter No. 52: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire [40r] (4/7), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 39-41, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023375718.0x00005d> [accessed 20 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 39-41
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- Letter No. 52: Rawson Hart Boddam, Lawrence Nilson, Robert Sparks and Richard Church, Public Department at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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- 39v:41v
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