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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 [93v] (2/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 15 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 enclosing a communication the Resident has received from Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] (not present) and his reply (which is present). The letter concerns the French packet that Jaffer Ali Khan is tasked with acquiring and the Resident's issues with his lack of guidance from the Governor General of Bengal on the matter.
One enclosure; letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith to Jaffer Ali Khan, dated 15 March 1808. The Resident explains that although he thinks the sum demanded for the French correspondence recently delivered is unreasonable, as it is only private correspondence, he will consent to the payment on this occasion. The Resident requests that Jaffer Ali Khan be more cautious in such dealings in the future and provides guidance on what material is likely to be valuable to the British.
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- 2 folios
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has slightly obscured some of the body of the letter. As a result, some of the text can be a little difficult to read.
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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 [93v] (2/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 93-94, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899599.0x000004> [accessed 3 February 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 93-94
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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
- Pages
- 93r:94r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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