Letter from 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 87v
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 3 Dec 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. , states that, following instructions from Andrew Jukes, the late 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , he has procured and shipped 104 young date trees, which have been placed in fifty large chests and consigned to the Governor of Bombay, Mountstuart Elphinstone. Dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. encloses a bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. (not included) and a statement of expenses (also not included).
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/22, f 87v
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- 3 Dec 1821 (CE, Gregorian)
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