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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Captain C Cole, Commander of the <em>HMS Pitt</em> [&lrm;65r] (1/1)
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Captain C Cole, Commander of the HMS Pitt [‎65r] (1/1)

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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Captain C Cole, Commander of the HMS Pitt
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/10, f 65 1
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/10, f 65 2

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 28 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 concerns intelligence gathered on French ambitions in the Gulf, the movement of two French officers believed to be bound for India and the expectation that French cruizers will soon arrive in the Gulf.

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IOR/R/15/1/10, f 65 1
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Captain C Cole, Commander of the HMS Pitt
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65r
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