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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] [‎96v] (2/2)

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 20 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 authorizes Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] to dispose of items to the benefit of the public purse. It also assures him that he is fully authorized to settle with unmentioned parties for undisclosed services supplied. The letter also covers issues Jaffer Ali Khan is having with jealous Persian ministers and expresses the Resident's agreement with Jaffer Ali Khan's plan to put an agent in Tehran.

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1 folio
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has obscured some of the body of the letter towards the end of f. 96. As a result, some of the text in this area is a little difficult to read.

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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] [‎96v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, f 96, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899599.0x00000a> [accessed 11 June 2026]

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