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Letter from Andrew Ramsay, Robert Sparks, David Carnegie, at Bombay Castle (Public Department), to Charles Watkins, East India Company Resident at Bushire [‎55r] (1/1)

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Letter from Andrew Ramsay, Robert Sparks, David Carnegie, at Bombay Castle (Public Department), to Charles Watkins, East India Company Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/1, f 55

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Letter from Andrew Ramsay, Robert Sparks, David Carnegie, at Bombay Castle (Commercial Department), to Charles Watkins, East India Company Resident at Bushire

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/1, f 55-55v

The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 4 May 1788. 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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Content: The letter discusses briefly the procurement of plants for the botanical garden at Bengal, the recent conduct of Sheikh Nasir [Nāsir], and the need for more money to pay for the running of the Bushire factory An East India Company trading post. .
Extent and format: 1 folio
Written in: English in Latin script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/1, f 55
Title: Letter from Andrew Ramsay, Robert Sparks, David Carnegie, at Bombay Castle (Public Department), to Charles Watkins, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Pages: 55r
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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