Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant Hewitson, Commander of the Cruizer Prince of Wales
IOR/R/15/1/10, f 71 2
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 8 Feb 1808. 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 instructing the Commander to proceed to Bombay. It also recommends that the Captain should search the baggage of two individuals bound for Muscat that were placed on board his vessel via the Resident at Bussora [Basra], in case they should have correspondence intended for powers hostile to Britain.
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- 1 folio
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage; the opening body of the letter on f. 71 has been partially obscured and some of the content therefore is difficult to read.
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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/15/1/10, f 71 2
- Date(s)
- 8 Feb 1808 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 71 2
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Lieutenant Hewitson, Commander of the Cruizer Prince of Wales
- Pages
- 71v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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