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Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta [124r] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 17 Aug 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 a copy of instructions (not present) sent to William Bruce by Captain Charles Pasley, Acting Envoy Extraordinary to Persia, which placed him in charge of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire.
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- 1 folio
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage; a hole in the folio has partially obscured the signature of the letter.
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Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta [124r] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, f 124 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023899599.0x000057> [accessed 24 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 124 1
- Title
- Letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William, Calcutta
- Pages
- 124r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence