Letter from John W Hamilton, Secretary to the Government, Marine Office, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident, Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/13, ff 17v-18

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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Jan 1811. 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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Letter encloses a copy of a circular letter, dated January 1811, from Richard Morgan, Assistant Secretary to the Marine Department, Bombay, to commanders of the East India Company's cruisers. The circular letter states that commanders, their officers, and their crew will in future be required to produce a certificate of their status as Company agents in order to receive advance payments.

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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/15/1/13, ff 17v-18

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