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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 31 Dec 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 acknowledging letters and enclosing a copy of a letter from Francis Warden to John Adam, 31 December 1816, discussing the recent acts of piracy and the inadequacy of measures taken to protect British ships. Warden reports that Captain Philip Henry Bridges has requested a strong force and is of the opinion that only the complete destruction of the pirates' ships would stop the attacks.

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2 folios
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Condition: The following parts of the text of the letters have been obscured owing to insect damage: numerous words on the right hand side of the letters on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 8; the first words of each line on the bottom half of the letter on the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of folio 9 and numerous words of the text on the right hand side of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 9.

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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/15/1/19, ff 8v-9

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31 Dec 1817 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 8v-9, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024197022.0x000090> [accessed 17 February 2025]

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