‘Persian Gulf. Meerza Mahomed, son of Hajee Abdool Nubee. Application from – for a certificate of Naturalization.’
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, resolutions, memoranda, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of Political Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. The Political Letters are not included in this item. The enclosures are ...
‘Persian Gulf – Destruction of a public building by fire & loss of property consequent thereon’
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the first in a series of seven items about the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1912/81794, 81795, 81796, 81797, 81798, and 81799). T...
‘Persian Gulf Presents made by the Resident in the – Vol: 24’
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, British Politic...
Dr Benjamin Heyne appointed to superintend the cultivation of potatoes and other culinary vegetables in the Company's garden in Mysore
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[pp 1-2] Extract of Public letter to Fort St George, dated the 23rd April 1794, regarding an expected scarcity of grain in the Northern Circars due to the want of the periodical rains, and the suggestion by Dr Roxburgh on the introduction of such useful trees, shrubs and other plants deemed like...
Treatises by William Ingledew on veneral disease and vaccination to be translated into the vernacular languages of south India
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Two treatises by Surgeon William Ingledew, one on venereal disease, the other on vaccination, are ordered to be translated into the vernacular languages of South India; proposal of Sir John Sinclair in London for the creation at Madras of a Society for promoting health education.
‘Mocha. Certain Surat merchants request that protection may be afforded to their Agents & merchandize in the Red Sea’
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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; merchants from Surat; William Augustus Pelly, Collector of Continental Customs and E...
Proposed establishment of a Medical College at Bombay in conjunction with an enlarged Native General Hospital and Dispensary
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Memorial of Jamsetjee JeeJeebhoy [given as Jamsetji Jijibhoy] of 30 Aug 1838 offering to subscribe a lakh of rupees towards the Hospital providing the Government increase their present subscription by an equal amount (pp 253-56).
‘Instructions solicited whether Assistant Surgeon Ross is to be continued in his appointment at this Agency, subsequent to his obtaining promotion to the rank of “Full Surgeon”.’
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This item consists primarily of copies of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Taylor, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia. The item concerns a request by Taylor to...
The item consists of copies and extracts of enclosures to political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] and the East India Company Court of Directors. The item relates to the question of how much compensation should be paid to Dr John McNeill following the cancellation of his appointm...
'Relative to the expense and establishment of the Persian Mission.'
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The item consists of correspondence regarding the expenses of the East India Company’s Persian Mission. The bulk of the correspondence dates from the years 1826-29, but there is also a letter dated 30 July 1823. The correspondence consists of letters between: the Court of Directors, East India C...
