Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to David Seton, Resident at Muscat
IOR/R/15/1/10, f 17
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in ? 20 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 informing the Resident at Muscat that Nicholas Hankey Smith has intelligence concerning a French package bound for the Isle of France [Mauritius], which he intends to intercept.
The date and content of the subsequent letter (see f 17v 1) suggests that the date of this letter is the 20 July 1807.
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- 1 folio
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- 436 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/1/10
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Condition: The item has suffered from significant amounts of pest damage, which has obscured the date, leaving ...807. The address of the letter has also been partially obscured, however it is still possible to identify the intended recipient.
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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 17
- Date(s)
- ? 20 Jul 1807 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/10, f 17
- Title
- Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to David Seton, Resident at Muscat
- Pages
- 17v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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