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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 26 Jul 1820. 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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The letter relates to the payment of British troops stationed in the Gulf. Price writes to Bruce, requesting assistance in the raising of funds at Bushire on the best possible terms, in order to pay the troops. Price states a preference for German crowns or Spanish dollars over Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , claiming that the latter is reported to be suffer 'fluctuating value', and its coins prone to counterfeiting.

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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/15/1/21, ff 49-50

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26 Jul 1820 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from J Price, In Charge for Captain Evan Jervis, Acting Paymaster in the Persian Gulf, to James Dow, Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/21, ff 49-50, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024100364.0x000019> [accessed 23 March 2025]

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