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, f 57v

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 20 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 noting that the Resident has dispatched the HCC Nautilus to deliver important intelligence and copies of correspondence to Fort William, Calcutta, even though Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] has not yet succeeded in obtaining the packet he has been tasked with intercepting. It further notes that he will use one of Samuel Manesty's cruizers, the HCC Teignmouth , for the task of conveying the expected packet from Jaffer Ali Khan.

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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, f 57v

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20 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, f 57v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100075534085.0x00008a> [accessed 8 June 2026]

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