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Letter No 17 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay [30r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 8 May 1822. 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.
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The letter is enclosing a translation of a firmaun [ firman A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’). ] from Prince Hossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā] regarding the property of a Persian merchant, the late Seyd Saduck seized at Calcutta. The Prince is demanding that the seized property, detailed in the letter, should be restored to its rightful owners.
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- 1 folio
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has resulted in a small hole in the fabric of the folio that slightly obscures some of the address, and the body of the letter on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. side.
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Letter No 17 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay [30r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/25, f 30, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023488842.0x000049> [accessed 31 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/25, f 30
- Title
- Letter No 17 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
- Pages
- 30r:30v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence