Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinston, Auditor, Civil Accounts, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/10, f 51
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 2 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 an acknowledgement of the receipt of a communication dated 30 September 1807, which enclosed an audit on William Bruce's accounts. The Resident encloses William's reply, along with additional accounts (neither of which are present).
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- 1 folio
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- 436 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/10
- Physical characteristics
Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage which has partially obscured the date of the letter, leaving 2nd Dece...er 1807.
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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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 51
- Date(s)
- 2 Dec 1807 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 51
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinston, Auditor, Civil Accounts, Bombay
- Pages
- 51v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence