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The record is made up of 1 item (1 folio). It was created in c 1801. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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A letter in Farsi from the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bagdad [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] to David Scott, Chairman of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company.

The letter expresses friendship, acknowledges receipt of a letter, and forwards various correspondence.

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1 item (1 folio)
Written in
English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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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/L/PS/9/76/193

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Date(s)
c 1801 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Communication
People & organisations
Governor of Baghdad

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Letter from Sulayman Pasha to David Scott, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/76/193, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100109378848.0x000001> [accessed 27 August 2024]

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