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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 16 Nov 1822. 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.

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The letter outlines the Resident's response to a committee investigating the claims made against him by Abdool Rahim Khan [‘Abd al-Raḥīm Khān]. The claims centre on the Resident's conduct in settling the estate of Nebbee Khan [Muḥammad Nabī Khān], and his hiring of the firm Messrs Arrathoon and Arrakeel Constantine. It notes the Resident's disappointment in the Bombay Government's decision to not authorise its Law Officers to defend him in this case.

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English in Latin script
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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/15/1/25, f 78v-80

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16 Nov 1822 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter No 55 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/25, f 78v-80, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024054342.0x0000b4> [accessed 22 November 2024]

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