Letter No. 46: Andrew Ramsay, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse and William Ashburner, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 8v-9
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 11 Jan 1781. 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, received 6 February 1781, notes the receipt of John Beaumont's letters by the Eagle , Ranger and Yarmouth . The letter discusses the woollens conveyed on the Mercury and the Morning Star . Included is an extract (no. 47) from the Company's commands, dated 12 April 1780, appointing Daniel Draper as Governor of Bombay in the event of the death, removal or resignation of Governor William Hornby.
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Letter No. 46: Andrew Ramsay, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse and William Ashburner, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 8v-9, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598787.0x000004> [accessed 7 April 2025]
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- Letter No. 46: Andrew Ramsay, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, William Hornby, Daniel Draper, Nathaniel Stackhouse and William Ashburner, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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