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Letter from Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop <em>Challenger</em> and Senior Officer in the Persian Gulf to William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire [&lrm;50v] (1/1)
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Letter from Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop Challenger and Senior Officer in the Persian Gulf to William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire [‎50v] (1/1)

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Letter from Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop Challenger and Senior Officer in the Persian Gulf to William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/19, f 50v 1
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Letter from Henry Meriton, Superintendant, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/19, f 50v 2
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Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/19, f 50v 3

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 6 Jan 1818. 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 confirming that the Challenger will stay at Bushire as requested due to the risk of attack from the Joasemee [ Qawāsim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ].

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Letter from Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop Challenger and Senior Officer in the Persian Gulf to William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire [‎50v] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/19, f 50v 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023836174.0x000074> [accessed 26 February 2025]

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Letter from Philip Henry Bridges, Commander of HM Sloop Challengerand Senior Officer in the Persian Gulf to William Bruce, Honourable Company's Resident at Bushire
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50v
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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