Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Lieutenant James Arthur, Commander of the HC Cruizer Benares

IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 58v-59

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Aug 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 letter James Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , Assistant Surgeon, temporarily 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. , refers to the improper and mutinous conduct of a fifer from the merchant vessel, the Udny . Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. requests that the fifer in question, John Neal, be received on board the Benares, so that following his arrival at Bombay he can be transferred to the civil authority with the accompanying documents and charges against him. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that the chief mate The sailor subordinate to the Captain. of the Udny , upon his arrival at India, will be prepared to press the charge against Neal.

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Lieutenant James Arthur, Commander of the HC Cruizer Benares , British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 58v-59, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x000061> [accessed 21 November 2024]

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