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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 [102r] (3/3)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 16 Apr 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 extracts of communications sent between the Resident and Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]. Only one of these letters is transcibed in this volume; letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith to Jaffer Ali Khan, dated 4 April 1808. The letter discusses difficulties arising over payments for [French] letters. The Resident also discusses the acquisition of the French packet Jaffer Ali Khan has been trying to obtain for some time, and how much they should be willing to pay for it. It also briefly covers the gathering of intelligence more generally. The payment of Jaffer Ali Khan's bills, along with the marriage portion is also mentioned, but the Resident has no news of the requested increase to his pension.
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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 [102r] (3/3), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 101-102, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899599.0x000029> [accessed 15 June 2026]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 101-102
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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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- 101v:102r
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