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

IOR/R/15/1/22, f 85v

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 30 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. , acknowledges the receipt of James Farish's letter of 23 July, which instructed Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. to assign to the commanders of the Honourable Company cruisers in the Perisan Gulf an additional salary of 200 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. a month. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. states that the commands shall meet with due attention.

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