Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William [Calcutta]
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 58-59
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 31 Dec 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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The letter is forwarding accounts with vouchers (not present) for the month of December 1807. It further explains that an additional charge has been made to the account due to the cost of staff wages. The circumstances as to why this situation has arisen are outlined and the reasons behind why the Resident feels that it is justified.
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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/15/1/10, ff 58-59
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- 31 Dec 1807 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William [Calcutta], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 58-59, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100075534085.0x000088> [accessed 10 June 2026]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 58-59
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William [Calcutta]
- Pages
- 58v:59r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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