Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/19, f 140
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 31 Oct 1819. 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, sent by Francis Warden to Major General Sir William Grant Keir dated 31 October 1819, for the Resident's information and guidance.
The enclosed letter is providing suggestions on where the General should send any prisoners taken during the British expedition to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It recommends that he should first attempt come to an agreement with Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, Imam of Muscat. Failing that, he should enquire into the ability of the Resident at Bushire to detain any prisoners. Should both these options fail, any prisoners should be sent to Bombay.
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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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- 31 Oct 1819 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/19, f 140
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- Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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- 140r:140v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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