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Letter from the underwriters of the cargo of the British ship <em>Centaur</em> , to Charles Allen, Secretary to the Government of India [&lrm;135v] (4/4)
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Letter from the underwriters of the cargo of the British ship Centaur , to Charles Allen, Secretary to the Government of India [‎135v] (4/4)

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 134-35

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Jun 1852. 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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Letter enclosing a narrative from Captain Salmon, describing the loss and plunder of the Centaur . The narrative states that the Centaur was sailing from Calcutta to Bushire and Bassorah [Basra], and carrying rice, sugar, and 1645 chests of indigo. At the end of the narrative is a list of the insurers of the Centaur's cargo, and the items, with their value, that each insured.

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Letter from the underwriters of the cargo of the British ship Centaur , to Charles Allen, Secretary to the Government of India [‎135v] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 134-35, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051737.0x000056> [accessed 24 March 2025]

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IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 134-35
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Letter from the underwriters of the cargo of the British ship Centaur, to Charles Allen, Secretary to the Government of India
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134r:135v
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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