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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 21 Aug 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 an extract of a letter from James Bruce Simson, Acting Secretary to the Medical Board. The Resident is therefore informed that Assistant Surgeon Dows will remain in charge of the medical duties for the 1st Battalion, 3rd Regiment until a relief medical officer can be placed with the regiment. As a result, he will be delayed in taking up his appointment at the Bushire Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. .

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English in Latin script
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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 124-125

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21 Aug 1819 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government, Public Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/19, ff 124-125, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024197022.0x000102> [accessed 1 December 2024]

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