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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 [46v] (3/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 22 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 enclosing a copy of a letter (not present) from Aga Mohumed Hussun, along with one enclosure:
1. Translation of a letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith to Aga Mohumed Hussun, Tabreezee [Tabriz] dated 18 October 1807. The Resident is responding to a proposal to send an individual to collect intelligence from Tehran and Aderaejan and comments on French diplomatic efforts in Persia. He also addresses concerns surrounding the lack of a response to letters the recipient has sent to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay. Furthermore, the Resident promises to attempt to sort out the month's pension owed to Aga Mohumed Hussun by the English [British] Government.
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- 2 folios
- Physical characteristics
Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which slightly obscures the address and some of the body of the letter. As a result some of the text is tricky to read in places. However, the intended recipient can still be clearly identified.
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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 [46v] (3/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 45-46, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899598.0x00006e> [accessed 3 February 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 45-46
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
- Pages
- 45v:46v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence