Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 18-20
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 22 Jul 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 conveying proposals from Aga Mahomed Beybauny and Syeed Tuckee concerning the sale of wool stored at the company's warehouse. The Resident also notes his own opinion on the proposals and makes recommendations to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. .
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- 3 folios
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- 436 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/10
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Condition: The item has suffered from pest damage, which has left a number of large holes in the body of the letter and some of the text is difficult to read.
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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, ff 18-20
- Date(s)
- 22 Jul 1807 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 18-20
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
- Pages
- 19r:20r
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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