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Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎3v] (2/2)
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Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [‎3v] (2/2)

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Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 3v-5

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 20 Nov 1816. 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 is acknowledging a communication from the Resident dated 12 September 1816 and instructing Bruce to open all consignments of military stores and check them immediately against the invoices.

Also enclosed is a copy of a letter from Edward Hutchins Bellasis, Secretary to the Military Board, to Francis Warden, 13 November 1816, forwarding the same instructions from the Military Board.

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Condition: The first word of each line of the paragraph has been obscured owing to insect damage.

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IOR/R/15/1/19, f 3
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Letter from James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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