Letter No. 20: William Hornby, Robert Gambier, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, Richard Church, James Morley and Alexander Callander, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 30-31
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 30 Dec 1783. 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 acknowledges the receipt of Edward Galley's letters of 7 June and 21 August 1783, and reports the imminent dispatch of supplies of broad cloth and long ells for the Bushire and Bussora [Basra] markets. Enclosed with the letter are extracts from the Honourable Company's commands, dated 26 September 1782, 15 and 23 January 1783 and 6 March 1783 respectively.
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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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Letter No. 20: William Hornby, Robert Gambier, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, Richard Church, James Morley and Alexander Callander, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 30-31, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598787.0x000024> [accessed 20 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/4, ff 30-31
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- Letter No. 20: William Hornby, Robert Gambier, Thomas Day, John Torlesse, Robert Sparks, Charles Bourchier, Richard Church, James Morley and Alexander Callander, Council at Bombay Castle, to Edward Galley, Resident at Bushire
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- 30v:31v
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