Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Henry Willock, His Britannic Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia [‎81v] (2/2)

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In this letter, James Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , Assistant Surgeon, temporarily in charge of the 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. , informs Henry Willock, Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia, that he has received charge of a steam engine, which was forwarded to Bushire by the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. . Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that the engine, which consists of twelve packages, had been received from England from Sir Gore Ouseley for His Royal Highness, the Prince Royal of Persia. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that he has been directed by the Government in India to contact Willock regarding the conveyance of the engine to Tehran.

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