Letter from Sir Henry Willock, British Envoy to Persia, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/21, f 3
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 23 Dec 1819. 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 contains instructions for the recipient on how much to pay the bearer of the packet in which the letter is included, dependent on the number of days it has taken to deliver the letter from Tehran to Bushire, thus providing financial incentive for swift delivery. Enclosed with the letter is another, from Willock to Bruce, dated 21 December 1819, describing the enclosure (not included in the volume) of Willock's dispatch of 21 December 1919 to Major General William Grant Keir. Willock requests that Bruce forward the enclosure to Grant Kier at the earliest opportunity.
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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/15/1/21, f 3
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- 23 Dec 1819 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Letter from Sir Henry Willock, British Envoy to Persia, to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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- 3r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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