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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 [60v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 17 Jan 1808. 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 notes that the Resident has sent the HCC Teignmouth to Muscat in order to forward intelligence to Bombay and Fort William, Calcutta. It further explains that he has applied to Bombay for two cruizers, due to the operations of the Juwaseemee [ Qāsimī 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. ] pirates and his communication issues with India. He also mentions that he is expecting the Persian Ambassador to Scind [Sindh] to arrive in Bushire with the Vakeels of Meer Gullum Ali Khan. The letter also discussed the efforts of the French to get the Persians to expel the British from the country.
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Some pest damage to the signature of the letter.
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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 [60v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, f 60, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899598.0x00008a> [accessed 10 June 2026]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 60
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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
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- 60v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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