Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinston, Accountant General, Bombay and Captain Alexander Hay, Military Auditor General
IOR/R/15/1/10, f 50 1
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 1 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 17 August 1807 on the subject of the local prices of articles which make up a sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. 's daily ration.
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- 1 folio
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has resulted in a hole in the folio that has partially obscured the address. However, the recipient can still be clearly identified.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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 50 1
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- 1 Dec 1807 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinston, Accountant General, Bombay and Captain Alexander Hay, Military Auditor General, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/10, f 50 1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100075534085.0x00009b> [accessed 3 February 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 50 1
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- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinston, Accountant General, Bombay and Captain Alexander Hay, Military Auditor General
- Pages
- 50r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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