Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Secretary to the Government, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/10, f 26

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in ? 2 Aug 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 a reply to a communication dated 5 May 1807. It concerns the payment of expenses towards repairing the Soliman Shaw for Shaik Abdul Russool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān] and copies of letters from Aga Mahomed [Āghā Muḥammad] that the Shaik wishes to have forwarded to the Government in Bombay; he claims that the letters make inflammatory remarks against him, Hodjee Soliman and William Bruce.

The date of the letter has been heavily obscured by pest damage, but it looks likely to be the 2 August 1807, which also matches up with the dates of the surrounding correspondence.

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1 folio
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has resulted in a couple of large holes in the folio. These holes have obscured some of the text in the body of the letter, making it difficult to read. In addition to this, much of the date of the letter has also been obscured.

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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 26

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? 2 Aug 1807 (CE, Gregorian)

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