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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 27 Apr 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 is a circular from the Honourable Governor in Council, relating to the finances of employing company clerks, writers and other servants (salary, expenses, disciplinary fines, bookkeeping). The letter states that from 1 May 1821, all bills submitted for allowances to such employees include details such as names, official designations and sums allowed. The letter also states that an extra column be added to abstracts for the date of each 'casualty' (dismissal, death, resignation, desertion).

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2 folios
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English in Latin script
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Letter

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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 43v-44

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27 Apr 1820 (CE, Gregorian)

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Circular letter no.450 of 1820, from James Bruce Simson, Secretary to Government, to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/21, ff 43v-44, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024100364.0x000025> [accessed 3 December 2024]

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