Account of Thirty-Seven Bales of Goods Damaged on Board the Diamond
IOR/R/15/1/5, ff 8-9
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 26 Mar 1802. 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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This account, which was referred to in the previous item (see f 8v), concerns thirty-seven bales of goods, which were damaged on board the Diamond and left at Bushire by mistake. The bales are said to have been damaged by the drainings of sugar. The account has been signed by William Bruce. It is followed by a true copy (also signed by Bruce) of a further statement, signed by Emanuel Margotty and William Walker, confirming that the damage was caused by sugar.
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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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- 26 Mar 1802 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Account of Thirty-Seven Bales of Goods Damaged on Board the Diamond
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