Letter from James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to John Best, Marine Paymaster, Bombay
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James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, requests that the advance made to the Honourable Company cruiser, the Nautilus, be paid to the Honourable Governor in Council.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to Lieutenant William Rose, Commander of the Honourable Company Cruiser, the Nautilus
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In this letter James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, requests that Lieutenant William Rose, Commander of the Company cruiser, the Nautilus, proceed to Sharga [Sharjah], in order to deliver the packets addressed to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, the Resident at Bushire, who is currently on a ...
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to Henry Willock, Secretary in Charge of His Majesty's Mission in Persia
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In this letter James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, informs Henry Willock, Secretary in Charge of His Majesty's Mission in Persia, that he has received his dispatches of 15 December 1823 on 10 February 1824. Riach reports the receipt of documents for the Shah and the Prince Royal of P...
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
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In this letter James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, informs Mountstuart Elphinstone, President and Governor in Council, Bombay, that he has granted a set of bills on the Honourable Board for 10,000 rupees, in favour of Shaikh Zahee [Zakee Khan, Minister to the Prince of Shiraz], to me...
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to John Wedderburn Accountant General, Bombay
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James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, forwards a register of bills (not included) drawn by him on the Honourable Governor in Council, in order to meet the demands of the Residency.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to Captain John Griffith Frith, Commander of the Larkins
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In this letter James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, informs Captain John Griffith Frith, Commander of the Larkins, that he has ascertained from Shaik Abdool Russool Khan [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān], Governor of Bushire, the custom of the port regarding the imposition of duties on good...
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to William Simson, Persian Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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This letter concerns the pension of former Company employee, the late Jaffir Ali Khan of Musulipatam [Machilipatnam]. James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, states that the bearer of this letter, Yoosoof Beg, has been entrusted with letters from Shiraz which are addressed to the Govern...
Letter No. 13: James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
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In this letter James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, informs William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, that he has forwarded packets received from Henry Willock at Tabrize [Tabrīz] and from the Political Agent at Bussora [Basra] respectively. The Bussora packets are accom...
Letter No. 14: James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
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In this letter James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, informs William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, that, following his letter of 1 March 1824 (see the previous item in this volume), another packet has been received from Henry Willock, which will be sent along with the...
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, to Henry Willock, in Charge of His Majesty's Mission, Tabrize [Tabrīz]
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In this letter James Pringle Riach, Assistant Surgeon, Bushire, acknowledges the receipt of Henry Willock's packets, dated 9 and 19 January 1824 respectively, and states that they will be sent to Bombay tomorrow. Riach regrets that he does not have sufficient sealing wax to send to Willock.