Translation of a letter from Sooltan ben Sugger [Sultan bin Saqr] of Sherjeh [Sharjah] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/19, f 2
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 2 Safar 1232. 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 explaining recent incidents in which boats have been captured and insisting that the Sultan would not break his treaty with the English.
This letter would be dated as 21 December 1816 by the Gregorian calendar.
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- 1 folio
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- 336 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/19
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Condition: The last sentence and signature of the translator have been obscured owing to damage to the letter.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- 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, f 2
- Date(s)
- 2 Safar 1232 (AH, Hijri qamari)
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- IOR/R/15/1/19, f 2
- Title
- Translation of a letter from Sooltan ben Sugger [Sultan bin Saqr] of Sherjeh [Sharjah] to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
- Pages
- 2r:2v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence