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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 [89r] (2/2)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in ? 9 Mar 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 is forwarding three communications from two French officers known to be travelling in the region, which were intercepted and sent to the Resident by Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]. Only one of which has been transcribed into this letter book. It explains that the Resident has rewarded the party responsible for gathering these letters in the hope of reaping future benefits.
The dates of the surrounding correspondence suggest that the date of this letter lies between 9-10 March 1808.
One enclosure; letter from Adrien Dupre, Sherauz [Shiraz] to Jouannie, dated 4 March 1808. It explains that he has returned from his trip to Bander Abbassee [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and will make a trip to Bushire shortly. The letter also briefly discusses English ships that he believes have been taken by French privateers, the expected arrival of an English envoy at Tehran, the arrival of a French officer at Isfahan [Esfahan] and his desire to return to France soon.
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- 2 folios
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has entirely obscured the date of the letter and almost entirely obscured the signature.
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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 [89r] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 88-89, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899598.0x0000c3> [accessed 12 March 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 88-89
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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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- 89r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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