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 43 2
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 14 Oct 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 instructions dated 21 May 1807. It briefly discusses Persia and France, who the Resident believes are working closely together. It also notes an issue he has with cruisers no longer being regularly deployed in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , as was the case prior to the Turkish war, which he claims could delay communication with India.
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- 1 folio
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage with two holes obscuring some the body of the letter on f. 43 and f. 43v. As a result, reading the text in these areas can be a little tricky.
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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 43 2
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- 14 Oct 1807 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 43 2
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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
- Pages
- 43v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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