Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, Political Agent, Deristan to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 76-78
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 3 Dec 1820. 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 letter outlines the evidence for the Beni Bou Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe's piratical activities. The Captain explains that their main settlement is located in the interior to offer protection against attack from the sea and further contends that all available measures were taken to attempt negotiation with the tribe prior to the commencement of hostilities.
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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/15/1/23, ff 76-78
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- 3 Dec 1820 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, Political Agent, Deristan to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 76-78, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023711596.0x000013> [accessed 8 September 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 76-78
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- Letter from Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, 17th Light Dragoons, Political Agent, Deristan to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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- 76r:78v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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