Copy of a Letter from Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors
IOR/L/PS/9/67/97
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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 4 Sep 1807. 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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A copy of a letter from Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company. , to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of 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 4 September 1807. The letter sanctions the payment of £700 to Captain Davies of HMS Sapphire to lay in stores in preparation for the departure of Sir Harford Jones as British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran].
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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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- 4 Sep 1807 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Copy of a Letter from Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors
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- 1r:2v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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