Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent, Keshme [Qeshm]
IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 67v-68
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 7 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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This letter concerns expenses inccured at Bushire for supplies purchased by William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, which did not reach Rasselkhyma [Ra's al-Khaymah], owing to the unfortunate fate of the boat on which they were sent. 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. , explains that Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson's enquiries into the matter would have been answered sooner, were it not for the fact that Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. has been awaiting the return of Bruce, who would have more accurate information to offer. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. encloses a copy of Bruce's official letter on the subject (not included).
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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent, Keshme [Qeshm], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, ff 67v-68, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x000075> [accessed 23 November 2024]
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- Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Thomas Perronet Thompson, Political Agent, Keshme [Qeshm]
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- 67v:68r
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