Letter No. 9: James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/22, f 81v
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 1 Oct 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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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. , transmits a copy of a letter (not included) from Andrew Jukes, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Persia, concerning a number of lascars A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. that he left in Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. 's charge. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. reports that he has been instructed by Jukes to provide the lascars A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. with a passage to Bombay. He states that he has arranged for the lascars A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. to be taken to Bombay on board the Honourable Company cruiser, the Ternate . In addition, Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. informs Francis Warden that the lascars A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. have received pay for the month of October which amounts to 94 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
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Letter No. 9: James Dow, Assistant Surgeon, Temporarily in Charge of the Residency, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/22, f 81v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054291.0x00009d> [accessed 3 December 2024]
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