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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta [27v] (2/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 13 Aug 1807. 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 concerns private intelligence received from Baghdad, regarding a range of diplomatic matters; it includes the appointment of Arthur Paget as British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and the appointment of General Gerdanne as French ambassador to the Persian Court. Furthermore, it notes information concerning the progress of peace negotiations between Russia and Persia.
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- 2 folios
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage which has resulted in a number of holes in the body of the letter that make the text difficult to read in places.
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta [27v] (2/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 27-28, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899598.0x000048> [accessed 21 June 2026]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 27-28
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- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
- Pages
- 27v:28r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence