Letter No. 16 to William Hornby, President and Governor, Council at Bombay, from John Beaumont at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/3, p 9
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 8 Jan 1779. 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 text of the letter is very similar to John Beaumont's letter to William Digges Latouche and George Abraham dated 2 January 1779 (item IOR/R/15/1/3, p 8). The letter states that a request for further intelligence has been sent to Congoon. The letter asks for wool from Europe and states that accounts from July-December are enclosed (they are not included in the file). Shipped by Colonel Capper on a Bunderick [Bandar-e Rig] Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. .
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- 1 folio
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- 190 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/3
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A slim portion of text is missing on the right-hand side of Page 9.
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- English in Latin script
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- Letter
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/3, p 9
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- 8 Jan 1779 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/3, p 9
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- Letter No. 16 to William Hornby, President and Governor, Council at Bombay, from John Beaumont at Bushire
- Pages
- 9
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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