Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire

IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 22-25

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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 21 Mar 1817. 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 enclosing a communication from John Adam, Acting Chief Secretary to Government, to William Bruce, dated 28 December 1816, discussing the non-payment of charitable donations following the death of the Persian ambassador Kajuk Khulleel Khan.

This letter in turn encloses a copy of a letter to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company, dated 28 December 1816, signed by the Earl of Moira, Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Archibald Seton and George Dowdeswell, giving detailed background of the question of Kajuk Khulleel Khan's estate and ultimately referring the case to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. for a decision.

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IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 22-25

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