‘Balance due by Captain Hardy on Account of Deficiency in the Bushire Treasury’ [tail] (6/20)
The record is made up of 1 item (7 folios). It was created in 12 Jun 1826-22 Jul 1835. 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 item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence enclosed within a letter from 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. [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. .
The item relates to an investigation by 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. in 1834-35 into the amount of 2778 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. owed to the Company by Captain Henry Hardy, based on a deficiency in the treasury from Hardy's time as Resident of Bushire [Būshehr] in 1823. Most of the item’s contents date from 1834-35 with the exception of a letter from Colonel Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Hardy's successor, which provides information on the deficiency and is dated 12 June 1826.
The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Coll[ection] No 12’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 1721, Draft 266, 1836’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.
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- 1 item (7 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 392, and terminates at f 398, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
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- Title
- ‘Balance due by Captain Hardy on Account of Deficiency in the Bushire Treasury’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 392r:398v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence