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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jaffer Ali Khan [‎44r] (2/2)

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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jaffer Ali Khan
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 43-44
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/10, f 44

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 16 Oct 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 is informing Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] that the Resident would have replied to his letters sooner, but for the fact he has been expecting him to appear at Bushire in person. It concerns Jaffer Ali Khan's mission to acquire a packet, but does not go into great detail. The Resident also explains that he has also refused to pay the cossid Esmael [Ismā’īl] for delivery of Jaffer Ali Khan's last letter, since he believes that he has taken too long to deliver it.

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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has left a hole in f. 44 that has obscured some of the body of the letter. As a result, some of the text is a little tricky to read in this area.

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IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 43-44
Title
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jaffer Ali Khan
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44r
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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