Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to James Henderson, Secretary to Government in the Political Department, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/22, f 65v

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 4 Jan 1821. 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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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. , acknowledges the receipt of James Henderson's letter, dated 11 September 1820, which enclosed a bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. for the following: thirty-eight packages belonging to the King of Persia and to the Persian Ambassador; one parcel for the Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad]. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. reports that the packages have been safely landed at Bushire and that any instructions received from His Britannic Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires regarding these packages will be strictly attended to. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. promises to forward the parcel to the Resident at Bagdad.

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