Statement by James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, on the Death of a Seaman of the Merchant Ship Eliza

IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 44v-45

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 25 Apr 1820. 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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In this statement, James Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , Assistant Surgeon at 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. , gives his verdict on the cause of the death of the seaman of the Eliza (referred to in the previous item as Belall Seed). Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that he died following a sudden attack of dysentery.

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