Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Robert Waite, Pay Master at Keshme [Qeshm]

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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. , acknowledges the receipt of Robert Waite's letter of 10 March, which included a set of blank bills of exchange for the sum of 50,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. reports that the bills, which have been completed on the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Bengal for the sum of 50,000 Secca rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , have been transferred to a Bushire merchant for the equivalent amount in German crowns and New Persian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. . Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that a negotiated sum amounting to 9800 German crowns and 39,600 New Persian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. has been shipped on board the HC Cruizer Aurora , which is about to sail for Keshme [Qeshm], on her way to Bombay. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. encloses a copy of the bills of exchange (not included), plus one of the bills of lading (also not included), signed by Captain Charles J Maillard.

Extent and format

1 folio

It is part of

Vol 22: Letters Outward

194 images

Ref: IOR/R/15/1/22

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/22, f 73v

History of this record

Date(s)

7 May 1821 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Captain Robert Waite, Pay Master at Keshme [Qeshm], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, f 73v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x000082> [accessed 23 November 2024]

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